Helen Gillbe

Commander
DISC Type : D

Global Demand Generation Director at Moody's Analytics

East Molesey, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Helen is the EMEA Demand Generation Director at Proofpoint, with over 15 years of international marketing experience at firms like Cisco and Samsung. She holds a BA (Hons) from Staffordshire University and is described by colleagues as a results-driven, personable, and structured digital expert.

Outside of work, Helen is a wife and mother of two with a great love for sports. She is passionate about both personal and professional evolution and is driven by an ambition to complete her first marathon very soon.

Her professional philosophy is, "Its not about Digital Marketing but Marketing in a Digital World! "

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

Decisive

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
Her stated goal is to grow business demand by driving digital transformation and testing the latest digital techniques.
Cybersecurity Marketing
[Predicted] As a marketing leader at Proofpoint, she focuses on protecting businesses from email attacks, phishing, and social engineering scams.
EMEA Demand Generation
Her role is centered on creating and executing marketing strategies to drive demand and revenue growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Media Appearances

Helen has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Global Demand Generation Director at Moody's Analytics
11-2022 - 5-2025
EMEA Demand Generation Director at Proofpoint
9-2012 - 11-2022
Senior Digital Media Manager, EMEA at Cisco
5-2010 - 10-2022
Commercial Integrated Marketing Communications Manager - EMEAR at Cisco
2-2009 - 4-2010
Online Marketing Manager at Samsung Electronics

Education

1-2000 - 12-2000
Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
BA (Hons) from University of Staffordshire

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Exp : 26 Location : East Molesey, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Global Demand Generation Director at Moody's Analytics

Interested in

Sports

Sports

Health & Outdoor

Trail running

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Insights For Selling To Helen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Helen is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Helen

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Helen move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Helen take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Helen

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