Thomas Brence

CEO

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States23 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led high-performing marketing teams with 9.5/10 support rating.
  • Launched AI Governance product line, expanding market reach.
  • Achieved significant media coverage for multiple product launches.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS marketing executive with a strong focus on product marketing and demand generation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product MarketingCorporate MessagingContent StrategyDemand GenerationMarketing

Other Skills

AdvertisingAudience SegmentationBlog MarketingBrandingBranding & IdentityBusiness DevelopmentBuyer Persona DevelopmentCloud SolutionsCompetitive AnalysisCompetitive IntelligenceContent CreationContent DevelopmentContent ManagementContent MarketingCorporate Branding

About

Experienced marketing executive leading teams large and small, formal and informal, to grow key markets and open new ones with an equal focus on strategic and tactical activities. Data driven. Customer obsessed. Engaging content author and presenter.

Experience

23 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Collibra

2 roles

Chief Marketing Officer (Interim)

Sep 2025Present · 9 mos

Vice President of Portfolio Marketing

Aug 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Built and led high-performing, cross-functional marketing teams across product marketing, content, communications, demand generation, campaigns, and analyst relations — driving seamless collaboration and earning a 9.5/10 manager support rating
  • Redefined corporate messaging to position the company as an innovator in unified data and AI, resulting in increased brand clarity and market differentiation
  • Launched a new AI Governance product line, establishing a robust global pipeline across industries and regions, and expanding the company’s total addressable market
  • Secured leadership recognition in every major analyst evaluation (Gartner, Forrester, IDC, BARC, Bloor, etc.), significantly enhancing credibility and influence in the category
  • Developed and scaled a content marketing engine delivering over 170 assets that fueled lead generation, pipeline acceleration, and nurture programs across the buyer journey
  • Established a comprehensive competitive intelligence program with weekly sales enablement briefings and deep-dive resources, empowering go-to-market teams to win more deals
  • Directed high-impact PR campaigns, landing national coverage in INC, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, and VentureBeat, while elevating founder visibility and brand reputation
  • Acted as a company spokesperson across podcasts, webinars, and industry events — consistently reinforcing market leadership and thought leadership narratives
Product MarketingCorporate MessagingContent MarketingCompetitive IntelligencePublic Relations

People.ai

2 roles

Vice President of Marketing

Jan 2023Aug 2023 · 7 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

  • Rebuilt the marketing team, doubling in size with high-performers at each function within six weeks
  • Rearchitected the website on a new platform with a fresh design to overhaul SEO and accelerate growth leading to a 60% increase in time spent on the site, post launch
  • Recentered marketing activities around demand generation, increasing enterprise marketing-qualified leads 63% YoY with 183% growth from H2 to H1 – ensuring that more leads were created in the first half than the entire previous year combined – on 58% less marketing program spend YoY
  • Focused pipeline acceleration around high-touch events, increasing lead-to-opportunity conversion for events to twelve percent, an increase of nearly 40% YoY
  • Launched new products in generative AI, including those built on a proprietary large language model, as well as new offerings with partners such as Microsoft’s Sales Copilot leading to our two largest press releases in company history with a potential reach of 867M readers including placements with MSN, Forbes, Wired, and The Wall Street Journal
  • Led organizational recognitions with G2 and the Inc 5000 along with being named in the Ten Hottest AI Startups and the Best AI-Driven Sales Tools
  • Created new persona-focused content in alignment with each stage in the buyers' journey including nearly twenty new explainer videos
Demand GenerationSEOContent CreationEvent MarketingContent Strategy

Vice President of Product Marketing

Jun 2022Jan 2023 · 7 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

  • Prioritized the creation of new messaging and positioning, simplifying the narrative into three memorable and repeatable use cases
  • Aligned marketing content to messaging, driving the creation of over sixty assets in my first ninety days
  • Collaborated with go-to-market leaders and product management to kick off the new product introduction process culminating in a television studio launch experience and detailed sales enablement
  • Overhauled the corporate blog including thought-leadership articles from across the organization to solidify People.ai’s position in enterprise revenue intelligence
  • Established webinars as a strong marketing channel for demand generation leading to a 111% increase YoY in marketing-influenced opportunities
MessagingContent CreationWebinarsProduct Marketing

Informatica

3 roles

Senior Director of Product Marketing

Feb 2020Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Led a team of product marketers responsible for four of Informatica’s seven product portfolios
  • Launched new cloud native versions of each product line in my portfolio to compliment the on-premises suite
  • Cultivated a customer community from just three customers to over six hundred and supported nearly seventy-five different brands in public speaking sessions
  • Influenced over five times pipeline coverage for my product areas to support aggressive annual sales targets
  • Produced a monthly webinar and blog series consisting of twenty-four distinct episodes that delivered over $7.5m in pipeline on an investment of just $2,400
  • Wrote net new messaging and positioning frameworks for updated use cases and product lines spanning themes from predictive data intelligence, AI governance, data sharing and democratization, and analytics governance
  • Created new ebooks, workbooks, solution briefs, and videos to support global campaigns centered on our new cloud solutions and updated themes
  • Designed the content for the virtual version of our annual user conference across all Informatica product areas consisting of over eight hours of custom content including unique demos, partner presentations, interactive games and prizes as well as fireside chats with thought leaders, experts, and customers
  • Orchestrated a new competitive campaign focused on key threats and featuring unique differentiators across sales prospecting, videos, webinars and digital content
  • Led the strategy and execution in several key analyst reports including the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Quality, the Bloor Market Update on Data Governance, and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management
  • Designed the content and recruited speakers for several digital events for both Informatica and industry sponsored summits as a member of the team recognized by the Business Intelligence Group as an Organization of the Year in 2020, and the International Business Awards Gold Stevie Award for Tech Events
Product MarketingMessagingWebinars

Director, Product Marketing - Data Quality, Data Governance, and Data as a Service

Promoted

Feb 2016Feb 2020 · 4 yrs · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Promoted in February 2016 to cover additional, market leading product areas for Data Quality and Governance.
  • Established a new Data Governance and Privacy Summit series globally including Paris, New York, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
  • Executed the marketing strategy and tactical activities for Informatica’s latest acquisition, growing the user base 1,150% year-over-year.
  • Engineered a customer focused webinar and podcast series including speakers from Paypal, Allianz Life, Worldpay, McGraw Hill Education, KPN, Hartford Health and more.
  • Produced countless pieces of engaging and thought-provoking content for lead generation and to impact market perception.
  • Strategized the attainment of Leaders quadrant status three years in a row for the Gartner Magic Quadrants for Data Quality Tools as well as Metadata Management.
  • Launched a new Data Governance and Compliance campaign producing over 100% pipeline and revenue attainment.
  • Enabled and trained sales and partners globally on Data Quality, Data Governance, Regulatory Compliance including CCPA, GDPR, and Data as a Service.
Data GovernanceWebinarsContent CreationProduct Marketing

Director, Product Marketing - Data as a Service

Jun 2014Feb 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Joined Informatica via the acquisition of StrikeIron in June 2014.
  • Executed the introduction of the new Data as a Service product portfolio.
  • Launched thought leadership activities for products on LinkedIn, Twitter, and the corporate blog.
  • Developed horizontal and vertical messaging and positioning to open up new markets.
  • Built a Customer Advisory Council to foster success stories and public references.
  • Produced new digital assets for email marketing, webinars, videos, infographics, and search to bring in new leads.
  • Created new lead nurturing content such as white papers, ebooks, and datasheets.
  • Conducted strategic analysis on major competitors.
  • Launched several new products both domestically and internationally providing enablement, marketing guidance, and demand generation leadership.
  • Led channel and partner marketing efforts for key alliances such as Marketo, Salesforce, and Dun & Bradstreet.
Product MarketingMessagingLead Generation

Strikeiron (acquired by informatica)

Product Marketing Director

Dec 2013Jun 2014 · 6 mos · Cary, NC

  • Developed a marketing plan to increase leads, opportunities, and wins.
  • Created new marketing content based on Pragmatic Marketing and buyer personas.
  • Educated the sales and marketing teams on how the products functioned.
  • Coordinated all partner activities with companies such as Oracle, RSA, and Marketo.
  • Analyzed the performance of current customers to maximize subscription revenue.
Marketing StrategyContent CreationLead GenerationProduct Marketing

Viapath technologies

Marketing Director

Jun 2010Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Raleigh, NC

  • I joined GTL, now Viapath, via the acquisition of Digital Solutions Inc. in June 2010.
  • Rebranded the organization to better highlight it’s technology centric position including new logos, datasheets, website, and tradeshow booth.
  • Coordinated online and offline marketing campaigns for new B2B and B2C product launches.
  • Built the marketing plan and budget for all products.
  • Conducted marketing research studies on each product line.
  • Analyzed the return on investment (ROI) for all marketing campaigns.
Marketing StrategyBrandingLead GenerationMarketing

Digital solutions inc.

Director of Marketing

May 2006Jun 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Altoona, PA

  • Managed the corporate marketing team including digital, communications, and product marketing.
  • Developed all inbound and outbound marketing campaigns.
  • Worked with the sales team to increase and measure customer acquisitions.
  • Researched the entire market and built a database of over 3,000 prospective clients.
  • Reengineered all company and product branding including corporate logos.
  • Launched multiple new technology products and services.
Marketing StrategyBrandingLead GenerationMarketing

Wilmore borough

Mayor

Feb 2005Sep 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos · Wilmore, PA

  • Appointed by the Borough Council to finish out the previous Mayor’s term.
  • Ran and won re-election in the November 2005 election for my own two year term.

Digital solutions inc.

Marketing Associate

Sep 2004May 2006 · 1 yr 8 mos · Altoona, PA

  • Created a new online presence including an updated website, blog, and social media campaigns.
  • Designed new promotional and marketing materials.
  • Organized trade shows and large corporate events.

Saint francis university

Work Study for Instructional Technology Specialist

Aug 2002May 2006 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Loretto, PA

  • Assisted in creating training materials for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, FrontPage, Access, and WebCT.
  • Edited Graphics with PhotoShop and Photo Editor.
  • Managed date book and meetings.

Education

Saint Francis University

Masters — Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Saint Francis University

Bachelor of Science — Marketing

Jan 2002Jan 2006

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