TestPlant appoints experienced EMEA sales leader
Software sales expert supports company’s continuing global scale-up
TestPlant, the world leader in digital service assurance and software test automation, has made a senior appointment to its Executive Board. Mark Finch takes up the role of VP Sales EMEA, managing direct and channel sales from TestPlant’s bases in London and Berlin. This is another appointment to support the company’s scale-up plans since the investment made by The Carlyle Group earlier in 2016.
Mark studied computer science and began his career in IT engineering before joining CA Technologies and moving from support to sales and sales management roles. Subsequently he has held leadership positions in sales, customer success and general management at OpenText and North Plains.
“Mark joins us at the perfect time to develop our plans in EMEA as we scale-up worldwide,” said TestPlant CEO, George Mackintosh. “TestPlant is very much at the vanguard of a new approach to providing the technologies which enterprises and IT services need to deliver digital service assurance on new customer experience platforms. Our eggPlant range of products makes software testing easier, cheaper and faster for our customers in retail, banking, entertainment and engineering. Mark knows his onions and he knows the ropes!”
“TestPlant has made a big impact in its market and having personally experienced the benefits of quick ‘time-to-value’ across many industries, I’m looking forward to engaging with customers, prospects and partners to make a tangible difference to their businesses” said Mark Finch, TestPlant, VP Sales EMEA.
About TestPlant
TestPlant is an international software business based in London. It has development centers in the USA and the UK with sales and support centers in the USA, the UK, Germany, China and Japan as well as an extensive network of business partners.
TestPlant’s products are used in over 40 countries by well over 350 enterprise customers in sectors which include Financial Services, Automotive, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Media and Entertainment, Retail and Defense and Aerospace.
The eggPlant range is a set of tools which supports the design, development, test and management of software applications for mainframe, desktop and mobile use in any technology platform environment.
The tools are relevant in agile, mobile, web and DevOps deployments. eggPlant use improves and reports on the quality and responsiveness of software systems, reduces time to market and lowers costs by introducing process automation. The eggPlant tools have been granted patents in the USA and in Europe.
TestPlant is a Red Herring Global Top 100 company, a Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 and EMEA 500 business, a member of the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 and is the recipient of three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The Carlyle Group is a major investor in the company.
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Danny Sullivan | TestPlant
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