Emailvision chief executive and founder Nick Heys has stepped down after 13 years in the role and is being succeed by Microsoft’s head of CRM and realtime analytical expert Brad Wilson.
Wilson spent seven years as the worldwide general manager for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM business, launching CRM as Microsoft’s first commercial cloud service.
Prior to that, Wilson was vice-president of worldwide CRM marketing for Peoplesoft, and vice president of product marketing for marketing vendor Epiphany.
He has also been involved in two Silicone Valley start-ups offering realtime analytics and has been named an “Influential Leader” in the CRM industry five times by CRM Magazine.
Heys said: I’m” proud to have built one of the largest and fastest growing cloud companies in the world. Brad’s depth of industry experience and his track record in building and running global businesses makes him the right person to lead the next wave of Emailvision’s growth.”
Wilson will work across Emailvision’s offices in London and Paris and spend considerble time with customers across Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific region.
He said: “Nick has built an outstanding team at Emailvision, with a culture that focuses on product excellence and customer success. I look forward to working closely with them to continue to grow the business around the world.”