Vancouver, BC – April 7, 2009 – Marketing Automation experts Marqui Solutions Inc. today announced the appointment of Richard Sharp to the position of vice president of marketing. Richard will focus on ramping up demand generation efforts as well as developing the company's consulting practice to help clients quickly realize the benefits of marketing automation technology. 

"I am pleased to welcome Richard to the management team of Marqui. He brings a rare mix of skills as an accomplished marketer with a technical background and several years helping clients as a management consultant," said Lance Neale, president and CEO of Marqui. "After a year of solid progress for our business we are well positioned to accelerate customer acquisition at the same time as building a more rounded service offering for our clients."  

Marqui offers a complete marketing automation solution that combines lead management and full-featured web content management. The combined solution, called the Marqui Marketing Automation Suite, gives marketers the power to execute integrated marketing campaigns that deliver more sales-ready leads.

"I'm delighted to be joining Marqui," commented Richard Sharp. "Marketers face unprecedented challenges in this tough economic climate and it is critical for them to efficiently execute campaigns that deliver tangible results on every dollar spent. I'm excited to be part of a company at the center of a revolution in the way marketers think and operate."

Richard joins Marqui from Elastic Path Software, where he led marketing at the ecommerce software company which serves global brands including Avis, Time Inc. and Aeroplan. His 15 plus years of experience include product management and marketing roles at NASDAQ listed telecommunications companies Adaptive Broadband and Airspan Networks, and consumer electronics multi-national Philips Electronics. Richard holds a bachelors degree in control engineering from the University of Sheffield and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, both in the UK.