AN award-winning tech dealmaker from Ardrossan has been hired to lead the finance division of a fast-growing video interview platform.

Kevin Swan has been recruited by Glasgow-founded company Willo to help drive its international expansion. 

He joins from EY where, as associate director corporate finance, he was responsible for leading the professional services giant’s technology deals in Scotland. 

Willo is one of the world’s fastest growing video interview platforms, working with more than 5,500 organisations including the NHS, Coinbase, Chick-fil-A, and Sureify.  

Kevin – winner of Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at Business Insider's Deals and Dealmakers awards in 2022 for his work with technology companies in Scotland – will become its new VP of finance.

The Ardrossan man brings a decade of experience working on high-growth tech deals, including the sale of edtech business Flow to Mapal Software in 2019, and securing investment in ETB Technologies from Swedish funder Roko.

The latter was named Scotland's SME Deal of the Year for 2022 at the Business Insider ceremony. 

Corporate finance technology expert Kevin will initially focus on helping the start-up –which recently announced $2.5million investment to drive expansion into the US – grow around the world. 

He said: “The scale of the market opportunity for Willo is enormous. The pandemic precipitated a huge increase in remote interviewing, but it has already developed significantly since then and become a continually accelerating trend, particularly for organisations with a high-volume of job intakes. 

“Willo’s ease and simplicity to use, extensive integrations with key applicant-tracking systems, value-added features like candidate ID verification checks, and dedicated customer service separate it from the competition, and I firmly believe we have the potential to be the world’s go-to video interview platform. 

 “I am excited to work in a high-growth tech business from the inside instead of advising from the outside and then moving onto the next role when a deal is done.” 

Euan Cameron, Willo’s CEO, said: “Kevin is somebody we’ve had our eye on for some time, and brings a wealth of experience working with high-growth start-ups that will help Willo scale in all departments. 

“We have ambitions to be the world’s biggest video interview platform, and Kevin’s data-led approach and insight will be central to our achieving them.” 

Willo, which already operates in more than 135 countries, remains on target to grow turnover to £40m by the end of 2025, an ambition that will include reaching more than one million video interview completions per month and in excess of 80,000 paying users. 

Willo plans to open a new headquarters in New York City in second half of this year. 

The US hires are part of a global recruitment drive that will more than double Willo’s total headcount by the end of 2023. The firm plans to bring on board 25 new team members to drive further growth in the US, UK, and Asian markets. 

For more information on Willo, visit willo.video.