Leadership Team

Kyle Ferguson joined Confirmit as CEO in 2020 with over 20 years’ experience in technology, banking and payments industries. Prior to joining Confirmit, Ferguson held the Chief Executive Officer role at Fraedom, a global financial technology company, where he successfully led the company’s sale to Visa Inc. in 2018. Prior to this, he also served as Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director at the company, and previously spent 11 years with American Express. Kyle is a seasoned executive with a track record of developing and leading high performing teams in the SaaS technology space, while supporting these businesses through necessary investment and growth stages.

Peter Myklebust joined Confirmit in 1997 as the company's first employee following its founder. He started his career as a System Architect in the Internet Architecture group of TietoEnator, then known as ISI. At Confirmit, Peter leads the R&D team and is responsible for all aspects of Confirmit's research and development. Peter earned a Master of Science in Engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Tim Hannington is responsible for Sales and Services at Confirmit. This encompasses global sales to: market research agencies, corporate enterprise clients, and strategic partners. Tim has more than 20 years of continued success in direct enterprise software sales, third-party partner sales, and sales management. He has been with Confirmit since 2005, and previously held senior management positions at Hewlett Packard where he was responsible for third-party software channels across Europe.

Halvor Stokke joined Confirmit as CFO in 2017 and holds responsibility for maintaining and building on Confirmit’s long history of financial stability and growth. In this position, he focuses on the long-term strategy for Confirmit, including both organic growth and all merger and acquisition opportunities. Prior to joining Confirmit, Stokke worked at global engineering and construction organisation Kvaerner, where he held the position of Vice President, M&A and Business Development, for five years. During this time, Stokke was responsible for business strategy and planning, driving the reorganisation of the company at a time of volatility caused by significant price fluctuations in the oil industry. Prior to Kvaerner, he spent two years in strategy and business development at Ringnes, Norway’s largest brewer and part of the Carlsberg Group. Stokke also held a role at The Boston Consulting Group where he was a consultant, driving his interest in the IT industry.

As EVP Product Management, Tobi has responsibility of all aspects of product management, including strategy development, product definition, and product representation in client and marketing activities. Tobi’s knowledge and passion for technology and marketing research resulted in the birth of Dapresy, which merged with Confirmit in 2020. In founding Dapresy, Tobi paved the way for online data presentation systems to visualize Market Research data. He has dedicated his professional career to data visualization and is a recognized expert in the field, having consulted with hundreds of companies on innovative visualization processes..

Giles joined Confirmit as COO in 2020. As COO Giles is responsible for Confirmit's strategy, business planning, and operational execution.  He brings significant experience leading and scaling technology companies and with a focus on enterprise SaaS.  Prior to Confirmit, Giles led the Operating Group at SoftBank International.  He previously served as the General Manager of Medallia, CEO of Percepta, Head of Product and Chief of Staff at TTEC, and as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.  Giles served seven years in the U.S. Air Force where he was a physicist. 

Heidi Brumbach joined Confirmit in 2005.  She established the Human Resources function in the Americas and created talent management practices that facilitated the growth of the Americas team fivefold.  In her current role, she’s responsible for Confirmit’s HR activities around the world and focuses on developing and executing HR strategy in support of the company’s strategic plans.  Heidi is passionate about creating diverse, inclusive organizations where employees can bring their best selves to work every day.

Rebecca Wright joined Confirmit as Head of Legal in 2020. With a demonstrated history of working in the technology industry for both B2B and B2C companies, Rebecca has extensive experience in the oversight and delivery of efficient legal services and strategies, and compliance and risk management programs, across an international landscape.  Prior to Confirmit, Rebecca served as Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary at Brady PLC, an energy and commodity trading software company, where she established the in-house global legal function, embedding legal into the heart of the business. Prior to Brady, Rebecca was Legal Counsel at Rosetta Stone, responsible for providing legal and compliance advice across the EMEA organizations. Rebecca is passionate about partnering with business colleagues to drive company performance, taking a pragmatic approach to legal matters to find innovative and effective solutions.