London

An email marketing veteran with more than 18 years of marketing and sales experience in the UK, Paul Bates regularly speaks about email best practices at industry events and regional seminars, including Internet World UK, Online Marketing Show and eTail Europe.

As UK managing director at StrongMail, Bates is responsible for the company's regional marketing, services and sales programs. Previously, Paul served as UK country manager for Emailvision, a leading provider of email marketing automation software, where he ran the company's UK operations. Prior to that, Bates held senior sales and business development positions with Sybase UK and Embarcadero Europe. Bates began his career with the Royal Air Force.