# Nicholas Kontopoulos

> Nicholas Kontopoulos is the Vice President of Marketing for Asia Pacific & Japan at Twilio, the cloud communications platform. Based in Singapore, he brings over 30 years of marketing and business leadership experience across APAC, with prior senior roles at Adobe (DX), SAP, Magento, and Capita. A recognized thought leader in customer experience and AI-driven marketing, he is a frequent speaker, published author, and LinkedIn Power Profile holder known for challenging marketing orthodoxy across the region.

- **Role:** Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan at Twilio
- **Organizations:** Twilio, Adobe, SAP, Magento, Capita
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Executive MBA (EMBA), Cass Business School
- **Known for:** LinkedIn Top 10 Most Engaged Marketers in Singapore (2015), LinkedIn Power Profiles 2015 - Most Viewed Professionals on LinkedIn in Singapore, International keynote speaker at events including Digital Marketing World Forum Asia, CX Asia Week, and Twilio SIGNAL Singapore 2024

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Appointed Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan at Twilio, Singapore
- **2019** — Joined Adobe as APAC Regional Head of Growth Marketing for Adobe DX
- **2009** — Joined SAP in a senior marketing and business development role; would rise to Global VP for Fast Growth Markets Marketing
- **2006** — Completed EMBA at Cass Business School
- **2009** — Joined Twitter/X (personal account created March 2009)

## Achievements

- LinkedIn Top 10 Most Engaged Marketers in Singapore (2015)
- LinkedIn Power Profiles 2015 - Most Viewed Professionals on LinkedIn in Singapore
- International keynote speaker at events including Digital Marketing World Forum Asia, CX Asia Week, and Twilio SIGNAL Singapore 2024
- Published contributor to Forbes, Bloomberg, Campaign Asia, The Drum, Marketing Interactive, Branding in Asia, and CustomerThink
- Led APAC marketing strategy for Twilio during a period of rapid cloud communications growth

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Spoke at BusinessMirror event on Twilio's growth opportunities in building local brands
- **2024-07** — Featured speaker at Twilio SIGNAL 2024 Singapore
- **2024-01** — Published interview with TechFinitive on AI unlocking true potential through customer data pairing
- **2023-11** — Interviewed by Variety Australia on marketing in the post-cookies era
- **2023-01** — Published interview with TechFinitive: 'In 2024, AI will be like giving B2B marketing a sixth sense'

## Links

- Website: https://nicholaskontopoulos.brandyourself.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholask71/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicholask71

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Last updated: 2026-05-31