Reading-based HR, payroll and benefits software provider Ciphr has appointed Karen Williams as its new chief revenue officer to lead commercial growth as it looks to strengthen its market position. 

Williams joins from IRIS Software Group, where she served as vice president of group operations and previously held a number of senior leadership roles over 15 years, including head of accountancy sales, interim managing director of the accountancy division and MD during the company’s first North American expansion. 

At Ciphr, she will oversee all revenue-generating functions, including new business, business development, renewals and revenue operations, working alongside CEO Sion Lewis, her former colleague at IRIS.