Marinus ter Laak Named as IntraLinks Vice President of Northern EMEA Sales
Amsterdam, December 8, 2011 – IntraLinks (NYSE: IL), a leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, today announced the appointment of Marinus ter Laak as vice president of Northern EMEA sales. Marinus will bring more than 20 years of sales and general management experience to the role, in which he will be responsible for the company’s sales across the Benelux and Nordics regions.
“Marinus is a key addition to the EMEA team as IntraLinks further accelerates regional sales across all areas of the business,” said Derek Flynn, managing director and senior vice president sales for EMEA, IntraLinks. “His extensive knowledge of these markets from leadership positions at global business management software company SAP, among others, will help to quickly expand IntraLinks’ direct and channel sales ‘go-to-market’ strategy and maximize our presence and opportunity in Northern Europe.”
Prior to IntraLinks, Marinus held several senior management positions at SAP including managing director of the Netherlands, which under his leadership became one of the highest performing regions in the company. At SAP he was also senior vice president of the Nordics, Benelux, UK & Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Iberia; chief operating officer of global field operations; and senior vice president of business analytics and technology. Before joining SAP, Marinus held other senior positions at major technology providers such as NCR/AT&T, Sequent and Silicon Graphics.
“I’m delighted to join IntraLinks with its proven record of accelerating business processes in the cloud in a compliant and auditable way,” said Marinus ter Laak, vice president of Northern EMEA sales, IntraLinks. “I look forward to helping the company further grow and to building an even stronger presence in the Benelux and Nordics regions.”