Derek Heighway

Derek Heighway has extensive experience in sales development and account management, currently serving as the Head of Sales Development for the EMEA region at Bottomline Technologies since June 2017. In this role, Derek manages the Sales Development Team, ensuring they qualify, nurture, and convert leads into high-quality sales opportunities. Prior to this, Derek was the Account Development Team Leader, responsible for providing qualified leads to sales teams across EMEA, and served as a Customer Success Executive, assisting businesses with cloud-based payments and collections. Earlier experience includes working as a Telefundraising Executive at Guide Dogs for the Blind, where Derek achieved fundraising targets while representing the organization to supporters. Education was completed at Garth Hill from 1983 to 1988.