Simon Townsend is a prominent end user computing technology evangelist, marketer and thought leader. As senior vice president of marketing and head of the office of the CTO at ControlUp, he leads the company’s marketing strategy and team of digital, field, channel and product marketers and technical experts, worldwide. He joins ControlUp from IGEL where he served as field CTO for EMEA and chief marketing officer, overseeing field, digital and product marketing functions. With more than 20 years of experience in the end-user computing market, Townsend has held leadership positions in marketing, product marketing, product management and global systems engineering for several enterprise software companies including Ivanti, AppSense, Servo and Westcon UK.