Applause App Quality Inc., a global firm that crowdtests software for some of the world’s most well-known companies, including Facebook, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, PayPal and Uber, has appointed Susie Glick Gilfix as general counsel and vice president.  

Gilfix, an experienced in-house counsel in the tech industry, joined Applause earlier this month as the firm’s first-ever top lawyer. She oversees the company’s worldwide legal functions and also serves as a partner to the company’s executive team. She is based at Applause’s global headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts, near Boston. The firm has a European headquarters in Berlin.