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Linda S

Global Executive, SVP Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Business Development, GM, Operations/COO

Occupation:

Sales Manager

Education Level:

Some College Units Completed

Will Relocate:

YES

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SUMMARY Accomplished, Solutions-Oriented Senior Executive Strategic Leader with reputation for delivering Innovation and Winning Results Strong Profit & Cash Management Orientation/Global Management/Value Creation Diverse Background of Executive Experience in Global Technology, Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Government, Financial and Entertainment Track record of Driving Growth via Strong Sales, Marketing and Customer Focus Rich experience in M&A, Continuous Quality Improvement and Brand Development, resulting in highly differentiated market positions and customer satisfaction Successful IPO CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Served as “Chief” of Strategy/Sales/Marketing/Business Development for 13 years Led a multi billion dollar strategy and global profit center in the sale of 64-bit technology solutions, focused on virtualized (on-premise and SaaS) applications, Middleware (Security, SOA, BI), Database, Engineered Systems, Servers/Storage and consulting sales/delivery, product innovation and development, indirect sales, and channels. Developed and executed market-leading global strategies, repeatedly driving profitable revenue growth of 2x-10x and achieving #1 or #2 market position Participated as executive member on several M&A projects in several Companies and in a successful IPO, as the founding Sales executive from pre-product to IPO and growth Turned around critical environments with customers and technical alliances, while re-structuring for success, leading to accelerated 1st year growth, and growth thereafter

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

Volex, PLC CSMO and SVP 5/2011 - 4/2013
Starr Executives President 1/2010 - 8/2014
AMD Group/Corporate Vice President and Chief Sales Strategist 9/2003 - 12/2009
VBrick SVP Sales and Marketing 4/2002 - 8/2003
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Website LinkedIn media url Professional networking
Website AlwaysOn media url Trendsetter and innovators networking organization
Website Churchill Club media url Long time group dedicated to the innovators, game changers, thought leaders, investors, technologies and disruptors in Silicon Valley
Website Tech Crunch media url TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.
Website World Futurist Society media url The World Future Society (WFS) is the largest membership organization in the futures field. The society is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization in Bethesda, Maryland, US, founded in 1966.[1] It investigates how social, economic and technolo

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Highlights:

2x - 10X accelerated growth Top market share and brand position $0 - $1.6B in revenues Top industry awards Top Company awards Fastest growth awards Outstanding marketing program and partner awards Hi-po employee Harvard Executive Studies nomination/award

Companies I like:

SanDisk, Virgin, Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Oracle, Samsung, Sony, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Tesla, Elemental LED, Diageo, Smartisan

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Global Sales, Marketing and Business development GM over 4 divisions Engineering and Operations Turnaround Next level business growth, scalability Sales Operations and customer service Strategy
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