Steve Winter Joins Marketo as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Marketo Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTO), the leading provider of engagement marketing software and solutions, today announced Steve Winter has joined Marketo as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. Winter brings with him more than two decades of experience at some of the largest and most successful software organizations in the world, most recently at SAP where he served the global head of its Customer Line of Business Organization.

Bill Binch, who has led sales for six years, will remain at Marketo and take a key new role leading Marketo's expanding global sales activities for the small and medium business markets.

"We continue to see very strong momentum across all of the markets we serve, and I am thrilled to have Steve join our journey to build the iconic marketing software company," said Phil Fernandez, chairman and CEO of Marketo. "This leadership addition will help us capitalize on two of the most fruitful areas for growth: expanding our reach into global enterprises and extending our presence in new global markets. The combination of Steve's experiences crafting strategic solutions for global organizations and Bill's expertise in high-velocity sales gives Marketo a true dream team leading our global sales efforts."

During Winter's nine years at SAP, he held several global leadership roles prior to heading its Customer LBO, including leading its Emerging Solutions unit, as well as serving as the Chief Operating Officer for SAP North America and executive vice president of enterprise sales.

Prior to SAP, Winter was a founding partner of Sagebrook Technology Partners, where he focused on investment portfolio management, technology acquisitions and organizational development.  Earlier in his career, Winter spent 12 years at PeopleSoft, where he held various executive sales management roles, including vice president and general manager of the company's Midwest region.

"I couldn't be more excited to be joining the leadership team of Marketo, one of today's fastest growing software companies and the company that is setting the agenda for engagement marketing," said Winter.  "Marketo has placed itself at the center of this vibrant and dynamic software category, and I look forward to building upon Marketo's success to help take the company to the next level of growth."

About Marketo
Marketo (NASDAQ: MKTO) provides the leading marketing software and solutions designed to help marketers master the art and science of digital marketing.  Through a unique combination of innovation and expertise, Marketo is focused solely on helping marketers keep pace in an ever-changing digital world.  Spanning today's digital, social, mobile and offline channels, Marketo's® Engagement Marketing Platform powers a set of breakthrough applications to help marketers tackle all aspects of digital marketing from the planning and orchestration of marketing activities to the delivery of personalized interactions that can be optimized in real-time. Marketo's applications are known for their ease-of-use, and are complemented by the Marketing Nation®, a thriving network of more than 320 third-party solutions through our LaunchPoint ® ecosystem and over 50,000 marketers who share and learn from each other to grow their collective marketing expertise. The result for modern marketers is unprecedented agility and superior results. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Europe, Australia and Japan, Marketo serves as a strategic marketing partner to more than 3,300 large enterprises and fast-growing small companies across a wide variety of industries. For more information, visit www.marketo.com.       

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