Clickatell appoints new VP for European sales

Leading mobile messaging provider Clickatell has appointed Spencer Young as its Vice-President for European Sales.

In his new role, Young will spearhead Clickatell's continued expansion into Europe as the leading provider of enterprise-standard mobile messaging solutions, with a particular focus on the burgeoning financial and healthcare sectors.

Based in Clickatell's London offices, Young will also assume the role of UK Country Manager, where he will be responsible for managing Clickatell's portfolio of UK-based customers, which include some of the largest banks and broadcasting companies in Europe, as well as the NHS and European Union.

"I'm very excited to join Clickatell, as it goes from strength to strength in working with organisations of every size to provide innovative solutions that meet all of their messaging needs," said Young. "We have a thriving European business, working with a number of blue-chip clients to fulfil their mobile messaging requirements, and I'm looking forward to the challenge of building on this solid foundation and contributing to Clickatell's continued growth and success in Europe."

Young has nearly 20 years of field sales and management experience in enterprise technology, and joins Clickatell from enterprise search and retrieval company FAST. During his time as Regional VP for Western Europe at FAST, he delivered 65% year-on-year revenue growth, including a record number of new business wins across the region.

Prior to joining FAST, as General Manager for the UK, Nordics and South Africa regions of enterprise search software developer Verity, he restored double digit revenue growth and profitability to the region.

Other roles have included a two-and-a-half year stint at enterprise content management software company, Interwoven, where he was a member of the European sales and management team which restored the company to profitability and revenue growth. Previously, Young held senior sales and business management positions at IBM and Xerox.

Commenting on the appointment, Tad Bogdan of Clickatell EVP Sales and Business Development, said: "We're delighted to welcome Spencer to Clickatell's European team at such an exciting and dynamic time in Clickatell's history. Clickatell is committed to developing and delivering new messaging solutions that not only help organisations communicate better, but also achieve their business objectives.

"With Spencer heading up our European operations - and the experience and proven track record for achieving results - we are in an excellent position to grow our business further in this important region."