Twilio appoints Nicholas Kontopoulos as VP of Marketing, APJ

• Previously at Adobe, Magneto, SAP and Capita
• Will oversee marketing strategy, support business growth in region

Twilio, the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalised experiences for today’s leading brands, has announced that Nicholas Kontopoulos (pic) has joined the company as vice president of marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

Based in Singapore, Kontopoulos will oversee the marketing strategy to support business growth in the APJ region and cement Twilio’s position as a leader in cloud communications, the company said in a statement.

He will report to Tricia Miller, vice president of international marketing and work closely with senior vice president and general manager for APJ, Lee Hawksley, to meet Twilio’s pipeline generation and business revenue goals for the region.

“Kontopoulos is an exceptionally creative marketer with a proven track record. He brings with him not only valuable cross-industry knowledge, but an unmatched passion for customer experience,” said Hawksley.

“I am excited about what he brings to the table and know he will be an invaluable addition to our team in the region,” he added.

Kontopoulos was most recently at Adobe, where he led marketing go-to-customer efforts for the Asia Pacific region as regional head of growth marketing, Adobe DX.

A veteran technology evangelist with decades of experience, Kontopoulos has also held senior roles at Magneto, SAP and Capita, overseeing various business functions across different markets.

“I am thrilled to join Twilio’s high performing marketing team to drive the future of customer engagement together during this period of rapid growth,” said Kontopoulos.

“I have always been a firm believer of customer experience as a core business ideology, and I look forward to empowering more businesses in the region with innovative ways to connect and interact with their customers,” he added.