Ektron Crosses Channel to Open New Brussels Office
By Ektron, PRNEMonday, March 14, 2011
Web Content Management Leader Appoints New Regional Sales Manager to Further Expand European Foothold and Better Serve Growing Customer Base
NASHUA, New Hampshire, March 15, 2011 - Ektron (ektron.com), a provider of web content management, social
software and marketing optimization solutions, today announced its continued
momentum and expansion in Europe with the opening of a new office in
Brussels, Belgium and the addition of Gregory Renodeyn to the company's sales
team. Renodeyn joins Ektron as a Regional Sales Manager, and will be
responsible for driving the company's sales strategy in the Benelux region as
Ektron continues to deepen its customer base and presence in Europe.
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Renodeyn joins Ektron on the heels of significant customer growth in
Europe during 2010, with over 60 companies in the Benelux region now using
the Ektron platform for their web content management, marketing optimization
and social software needs, including The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria (www.theglobalfund.org/en) and Eurotunnel
Group (www.eurotunnel.com).
Renodeyn has over 13 years of experience in information technology, with
a focus on technical and sales activities, product management, presales and
business development in content management solutions. Fluent in Dutch, French
and English, Renodeyn will be working with Ektron customers and partners in
the Benelux region and France.
"We chose Ektron because it is flexible and easy to use for content
authors, fully compatible with our Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
objectives, and has very powerful features, such as the
taxonomy-categorization feature," said Jean Brunier, IT director at
Eurotunnel Group. "Ektron is compatible with our .NET IT standards, which
allows us to run our three main websites on one platform. Since we
implemented Ektron, it has been very stable and fast, and upgrades have been
easy. All of these features are key for us as we sell 80 percent of our
travel tickets for cars on www.eurotunnel.com, representing around
50,000 site visits every day."
"As an Ektron Premier Partner for close to 10 years now, we have built a
strong professional relationship with Ektron and their team," said
Jean-Pierre Van Loo, managing partner at Uniway. "Having a local Ektron
presence is very valuable to us and we are convinced it will help us take our
partnership to the next level. We have implemented Ektron-based sites for
renowned Belgian companies such as Mensura and PartenaHR and we plan on doing
many more in the future."
"Last year was a banner year for Ektron in Europe. We're continuing to
see tremendous interest and demand for our solutions," said Benjamin
Schilens, managing director, Ektron Europe LTD. "Now, with the addition of
Gregory, who will be manning our new Brussels office, we look toward another
successful year in 2011. Gregory's long-term background with content
management systems and his experience with the Ektron platform makes him a
perfect match for our company."
About Ektron
By integrating web content management (WCM), marketing optimization and
social software, Ektron's software and solutions improve operational
efficiency, drive revenue growth and build customer loyalty. Ektron empowers
marketers to create, publish and optimize web content that engages, converts
and retains customers. Developers benefit from Ektron's extensibility and
commitment to the Microsoft .NET framework. Headquartered in Nashua, New
Hampshire, with offices in Australia, Canada, Singapore and the United
Kingdom, Ektron has more than 8,000 customers worldwide including Carnegie
Hall, Diageo, Home Depot, International Chamber of Commerce, Kodak,
Microsoft, NASDAQ, National Health Services UK, Saint-Gobain, The Law Society
and the University of Notre Dame. For more information, please visit
www.ektron.com, www.ektron.co.uk or www.ektron.com.au.
Nicole Rogers of Ektron, Inc., +1-603-589-5288, nicole.rogers at ektron.com; or Kyla Ruane of PAN Communications, +1-978-474-1900, ektron at pancomm.com
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