Alterian

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Alterian
IndustryMarketing software
Founded1997
FounderMike Talbot
David Eldridge
Tim McCarthy
Headquarters Denver, Colorado
Area served
Denver, Colorado
Bristol, United Kingdom
Sydney, Australia

Alterian is a campaign management and real-time marketing software company headquartered in Denver, CO with offices in Bristol, UK and Sydney, Australia. [1]

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Alterian was founded by Mike Talbot, David Eldridge and Tim McCarthy in 1997. [2] Initially based in Weston-Super-Mare, UK, [3] it moved its headquarters to Bristol.

Timeline

Alterian floated on the techMARK index of the London Stock Exchange in 2000 [4]

In May 2006, Alterian acquired email marketing software vendor Dynamics Direct [5]

In July 2008, Alterian acquired Mediasurface, a UK based Web Content Management software vendor for $35.6 million [6]

In July 2011, Alterian appointed Heath Davies as CEO, replacing David Eldridge [7] who stepped down from the board in April 2011, along with the other founders Tim McCarthy and Mike Talbot later the same year. [8]

In December 2011, Alterian was acquired by SDL International, a company best known for its language services and technology and its Web Content Management solution SDL Tridion. [9]

In November 2016, Alterian divested from SDL and was acquired by Alterian Technology Holdings LLC, a privately owned company based in the US. [1] [10] It is currently led by Bob Hale, CEO.

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