Visual Lease, a provider of lease accounting and management software, announced the appointment of Martin Murtland as Vice President, Product Management. Murtland will drive the expansion of Visual Lease’s product strategy and oversee the delivery of solutions that will enhance customer value and increase the company’s market share.

Murtland joins Visual Lease with more than 20 years of experience in product management roles. Previously, he served as the VP, Product Management at Sterling, where he led the company’s drug and health screening product strategy and delivery. Prior to this, Murtland served as the Senior Vice President, Product and Data at PR Newswire (now Cision), where he led e-commerce and analytics product strategy and development. Murtland held various leadership positions at Dow Jones, where he was responsible for the creation of the award-winning solution, Dow Jones Media Relations Manager, which grew his product line at a compound annual growth rate of 26 percent over six years.

“Martin’s extensive experience in leading product innovation and strategy will help Visual Lease enhance the value offered to our customers,” said Clark Convery, Chief Operating Officer of Visual Lease. “We are focused on enabling companies to make smarter, data-driven business decisions by transforming their lease accounting compliance requirements into financial opportunities.”

“I’m thrilled to be part of the team and look forward to delivering solutions that help companies optimize the management of their lease portfolios,” stated Murtland. “Leases are incredibly costly and dynamic – it’s important to provide businesses with the processes, data and controls they need to make more strategic decisions about these investments,” Murtland continued. “Visual Lease has built a strong product foundation that I am eager to bring to the next level. I’m looking forward to growing the team and the company’s product offerings so we can double-down on our commitment to deliver solutions that are easy to use and fit seamlessly into any business.”

Throughout 2020, Visual Lease has invested in its leadership team and product infrastructure. Most recently, the company announced the appointment of Joe Fitzgerald as SVP, Lease Market Strategy, as well as the successful migration to industry-leading, cloud-based data center, Amazon Web Services (AWS).