Amobee has appointed David Barker as senior vice president and managing director for EMEA advertising solutions, and David Long as vice president of commercial EMEA. The hires are part of a drive by the company to expand its presence into Germany and other key European and Middle Eastern countries.

Barker has held a number of global and EMEA executive advertising positions at Nokia, including global head of channel advertising and director of interactive advertising. He joined Nokia via the handset maker’s 2007 acquisition of Enpocket, where he was European Managing Director. Barker has also held a number of board positions at leading advertising industry associations.

Long, an experienced executive and entrepreneur with a track record for building and managing successful revenue growth for digital organizations in the UK, Europe and the US, will be responsible for business development in the region and driving customer acquisitions. Long previously served as a partner at CE Capital and Close Quarter and is best known as former CEO of Skinkers, a technical digital agency that received investment by Microsoft and was acquired by IMI Mobile.

“We are doubling the size of our business globally year on year, and Europe will continue to be a key region of growth due to our extensive mobile expertise and advanced technology solutions,” said Amobee president and COO, Mark Strecker. “There are no better industry experts than David Barker and David Long to lead Amobee in the next phase of growth and our expansion in Europe and the Middle East.”