Published on: August 27, 2026
London / New York- 27 August 2026: GetResponse, the lifecycle marketing platform, has appointed Michael Leslie as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), strengthening its executive leadership team as the company continues to invest in AI, product innovation and enterprise growth.
Leslie joins GetResponse with more than two decades of experience leading engineering organisations across SaaS, retail and high-growth technology businesses. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Dynatrace, Synchronoss Technologies and Currys plc, where he specialised in scaling engineering teams, driving product innovation and developing AI strategies.
As CTO, Leslie will lead GetResponse’s global technology strategy, overseeing product development, engineering and AI innovation. His focus will be on evolving the platform’s AI capabilities, accelerating product development and ensuring customers continue to benefit from reliable, scalable lifecycle marketing technology.
Mac Ossowski, COO at GetResponse, said: “Michael was the clear first choice for this role, bringing almost 20 years of senior engineering leadership, experience delivering large-scale platform migrations and a strong track record of embedding AI into how engineering teams work. His mandate is to simplify our technology landscape, increase the pace at which we ship and make AI a real part of how we build. His experience will play a key role as we continue to evolve GetResponse and deliver even greater value for our customers.”
Michael Leslie, CTO at GetResponse, said: “What attracted me to GetResponse was the opportunity to build on an incredibly strong foundation. The platform already has nearly three decades of expertise, a loyal customer base and an outstanding engineering team.
“My priority is to accelerate innovation and bring AI capabilities into the platform in practical and measurable ways, while continuing to strengthen what already makes GetResponse successful. AI should help marketers work smarter and achieve better outcomes, and that’s exactly what we’re focused on delivering.”
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