Cisco is thought for a lot of issues. Main with innovation throughout an enormous portfolio for greater than 40 years. A portfolio that helps our prospects all over the world to attach in a safe means – and the portfolio is getting even higher! Being a partner-first firm. Our deep dedication to buyer worth. I may go on…
At this time, I need to concentrate on an space we don’t discuss too typically: Cisco’s world-class expertise. The breadth and depth of our world expertise made it extremely straightforward for me to reshape my Gross sales Management group with superb leaders who’ve been with Cisco a very long time and convey crucial world perspective, expertise throughout totally different buyer segments and excellent technical experience to their work. It’s moments like in the present day the place our long-term dedication and funding in our individuals – and their dedication to Cisco and our prospects – is paying off. What makes me really feel much more assured is that throughout the search course of I noticed there’s much more expertise beneath the hood, which fills my optimism for the long run.
Right here’s a abstract of what I introduced in the present day. Let’s begin with the function I most not too long ago had the privilege of holding at Cisco: main our enterprise in EMEA.
The distinctive market and variety of buyer wants throughout EMEA are extremely essential to Cisco, together with, for instance, our dedication to empowering Europe’s digital future. And we’re honored by the belief and partnership of so many organizations throughout EMEA, which is why I’m excited to announce Gordon Thomson as the brand new chief of this essential area. Since becoming a member of Cisco in 1997, Gordon has held quite a few EMEA and world management roles, constantly driving progress and delivering next-gen networking and cloud options with an intense concentrate on our prospects. I belief his trade experience, strategic imaginative and prescient, and collaborative management to proceed advancing success for our prospects, companions, and stakeholders in his expanded function.
At this time we additionally introduced that Patrick Morrissey will turn out to be the subsequent chief of our Americas Gross sales group. Patrick has reworked Cisco’s Specialists group – driving rigorous execution and alignment round crucial progress alternatives in Networking, Safety, Cloud and AI, and Collaboration. As Government Sponsor of our NVIDIA partnership, Patrick’s management has strengthened our world Go-to-Market technique in Safety and AI. With a majority of his 25-year Cisco profession spent supporting key Enterprise, Webscale, and Service Supplier relationships within the Americas, this function marks a homecoming for Patrick.
With Patrick taking over the Americas, we additionally introduced in the present day that Dave West will transition from his function main our Asia Pacific, Japan, and Better China (APJC) group to taking the helm of our International Specialists. A 25-year Cisco veteran who brings nice technical and enterprise acumen to the function, Dave has been instrumental in driving Cisco’s progress and innovation throughout APJC, specializing in delivering superior options that allow digital transformation for patrons and companions. His experience on our portfolio, mixed together with his world view and subject gross sales expertise make him the right chief for driving the way forward for our gross sales Specialists.
As Dave transitions to steer Cisco’s International Specialists group, Ben Dawson will succeed him in main our APJC enterprise. Beforehand main our ANZ enterprise, Ben has demonstrated transformative management, together with guiding Cisco Australia to be acknowledged because the #1 Greatest Place to Work for 5 consecutive years. His expertise additionally consists of six years in Silicon Valley, the place he led Cisco’s webscale enterprise and constructed robust relationships with high internet and cloud firms. Ben’s concentrate on partnerships, buyer worth, and innovation has strengthened belief in Cisco and helped organizations thrive in a quickly evolving digital world.
The search course of for these leaders has confirmed to me but once more that now we have world-class expertise all over the place at Cisco. I’m so impressed by all of the expertise! Regardless of how far again in our 4 a long time you go, Cisco’s Gross sales Management embodies a strong mixture of worldwide perspective, buyer focus and deep technical experience, enabling the corporate to constantly ship distinctive worth to our prospects. With leaders who convey a long time of expertise in driving innovation, navigating various markets with a nuanced understanding of regional dynamics, and addressing complicated challenges with rigorous technical acumen, now we have fought onerous to earn our distinctive place to satisfy the evolving wants of companies worldwide, anticipate trade developments, and develop cutting-edge options.
I’m very glad to say the gross sales leaders I introduced in the present day convey all of it (and extra!) to the desk. I do know I communicate for our complete group once I say we can not wait to indicate you the way far more worth we might help our prospects all over the world unlock and unleash via their belief and funding in Cisco. So let’s get began!
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