Low-code application development platform Genesis Global today announced the appointment of Marina Kilcline as Chief Human Resources Officer. Kilcline reports to CEO, Stephen Murphy.

She brings to Genesis more than 20 years of experience in optimizing organizational design, enhancing employee engagement and creating performance-based cultures at leading companies including RICS, Avis Budget Group, ZipCar, GSK and Nestle. At Genesis, Kilcline leads the People team and is responsible for building a global company and culture that fosters high levels of engagement, performance, diversity and equity.

“We are a mission-driven company and the people strategies and culture we establish are critical to our success,” said Stephen Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Genesis Global. “Marina’s experience will help us maximize the excitement and energy in our teams as we work with the industry to radically accelerate how financial markets firms write software.”

“Genesis has an exciting opportunity to become the premier software partner for financial firms,” said Marina Kilcline, Chief Human Resources Officer at Genesis Global. “I look forward to working with leadership and the People team to build our culture and ensure that we continue to be an innovation engine in financial markets.”

Kilcline joins Genesis from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) where she designed and implemented programs to foster a positive global culture built on high-performance behaviors. Under her leadership, performance, employee engagement and gender equity improved considerably at RICS.

She earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree from University of Bristol.

Kilcline joins Genesis at a time of rapid growth. To date, in 2022, the firm opened three new offices and hired more than 100 people.