Restive, a technology consultancy serving forward-thinking companies, has announced an expansion of its research and experience design services. This includes a senior appointment and the introduction of a groundbreaking skillset and engagement model for clients.

Florencia Mostaccio has been promoted to the newly established position of Head of Research and Experience Design.

In her new role, she will spearhead the development of Restive’s dedicated research and experience design offerings. Mostaccio will join Restive’s leadership team and report directly to Managing Director Stuart Oliver.

On the expanded offering and Florencia’s appointment, Stuart said, “The combination of Florencia’s appointment to lead our research and experience design division and the launch of our industry-first skillset and engagement models is proof of our commitment to the impact we can create for our clients,”

“We’ve already enabled our clients to improve digital experiences for millions of customers and deliver extraordinary results to their bottom line,”

“Florencia is the ideal consultant to lead our expanded research and design capability. She has already led significant projects with clients in this capacity and delivered amazing results for them,”

“Florencia will grow a team of research and experience designers across Asia Pacific, enabling us to support our clients to grow in an area that’s increasingly critical.”  

Restive launched in 2018 as a digital strategy consultancy. The business has grown 170% year-on-year since then. In that time the consultancy expanded to become a full-service ecosystem of more than 400 tech experts spanning Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.

Restive adds its strengthened research and experience design offering to its existing capabilities: data and AI, cybersecurity, digital strategy, and tech modernisation and cloud, spanning strategy, delivery and team augmentation services.

Florencia said, “It’s an exciting time to be with Restive. We have already made an enormous impact on millions of consumers by shaping products and services for Australia’s leading brands, and this is an opportunity for us to deliver even more value for existing and new clients,”

“We are helping our clients to deeply understand their customers and designing exceptional experiences to suit their needs and unlock growth,”

“Our new skillset model is unique to Restive and it will allow us to put forward to clients the best end-to-end researchers and designers in Australia and beyond,”

“I can’t wait for this next chapter at Restive and look forward to partnering with our clients to assist them in achieving their goals.” said Florencia

Florencia joined Restive in 2019 with more than 10 years’ experience in design. She has led research and design engagements for a wide range of clients – from helping startups establish their product in market to assisting large corporates with understanding their customer and designing new offerings.

Her clients include Coles Group, Bed Bath N’ Table, JB Hi-Fi, Super Retail Group and Debenhams, Cengage, Suncorp, as well as a variety of nonprofits.