New customer support chief appointed by Klipboard

Klipboard has announced the appointment of Chris Tocher as its chief customer support officer, as Chris Owen steps down from his role to retire after a distinguished career with the business.

Chris Tocher, who joined Klipboard in September 2025 in preparation for Chris Owen’s retirement, now steps into the role. Kilpboard is the software specialist that includes the rental software business previously called Insphire. 

Chris TocherChris Tocher - Klipboard Chris Tocher, Chief Customer Support Officer at Klipboard. (Image: Klipboard).

Since joining, Owen has led Klipboard’s technical support, cloud hosting, managed services, professional services and client success teams. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in building Klipboard’s customer support teams across the globe, helping to establish a strong, customer-centric foundation that continues to support the company’s growth today, said Klipboard. 

With more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning support, cloud and on-premise operations, service implementation, supply chain management and customer success for global enterprises, Tocher brings long expertise to the role, added the company.

His career includes senior leadership positions at Cisco and IMImobile, most recently leading global client services and operations functions.

“Chris is an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of what it takes to deliver high-performing, global customer support,” added Ian Bendelow.

“Since joining Klipboard, he has already made a significant impact across our customer-facing teams. His experience, values and passion for developing people make him the ideal person to take on this role as we continue to scale and support our customers worldwide.”

“I’m honoured to take on this role and to build on the incredible work that has been delivered over the years,” said Tocher. “Klipboard has a strong customer-first culture and I’m excited to continue developing our global support teams while ensuring our customers receive outstanding service at every stage of their journey.”

Bendelow added that Owen’s impact on Klipboard cannot be overstated. “His leadership, professionalism and genuine care for both customers and colleagues have shaped our global support operations. We thank him sincerely for his years of service and wish him all the best in his retirement. We now turn to the next phase of our evolution with Chris Tocher leading even more innovation and customer focus”

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