"I am very pleased to have joined Responsys at this exciting time of new opportunity," said Brooksbank. "We are seeing significant new projects within the region, and are well poised to provide business-critical emarketing solutions to keep pace with changing demands of international market conditions."

New strategic partnerships for Responsys in EMEA include an alliance with ProActive-IT, a highly regarded European agency and technology company. ProActive-IT provides a complete range of CRM services, covering the design, implementation and optimization of best-in-class CRM programmes and infrastructures for industry-leading companies operating in the technology and telecommunications arena. "We are delighted to partner with ProActive-IT," continued Brooksbank. "Their profile is ideal for partnering with Responsys. They have an outstanding reputation in the European CRM market and the joint partnership has already resulted in signing a world-leading technology solutions provider as a new customer."

Brooksbank was previously Vice President of Sales, EMEA, for Xchange, a leading global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company, and president of Mallorns Consulting, where he focused on sales strategy and management for technology clients. Brooksbank has extensive software industry management experience as Managing Director of Topdata Software and General Manager, EMEA for Serena International, a leader in change management software.