The executive hiring spree at BlackBerry continues with the news that they have a new Global President Of Sales in the form of Eric Johnson who brings this street cred to the table:
Eric Johnson most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for SAP’s Global Database and Technology. Prior to that, Eric was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Platform and Analytics Sales for North America, also at SAP. In the years preceding, Eric served in several capacities at Sybase, including Senior Vice President and General Manager for North America, Senior Vice President and General Manager Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Senior Vice President and General Manager for Financial Services, where he managed both direct and indirect sales including field sales, professional services and customer services. Eric holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
There’s a connection here between CEO John Chen and Johnson as they worked previously at Sybase. Thus it’s clear that Chen continues to bring in people he trusts to turn around the troubled smartphone maker as many of these people were part of the team that turned around Sybase. That’s a good strategy as it will cut the amount of time it will take to get the job done seeing as time is not on BlackBerry’s side.
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BlackBerry Hires President Of Global Sales
The executive hiring spree at BlackBerry continues with the news that they have a new Global President Of Sales in the form of Eric Johnson who brings this street cred to the table:
Eric Johnson most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for SAP’s Global Database and Technology. Prior to that, Eric was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Platform and Analytics Sales for North America, also at SAP. In the years preceding, Eric served in several capacities at Sybase, including Senior Vice President and General Manager for North America, Senior Vice President and General Manager Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Senior Vice President and General Manager for Financial Services, where he managed both direct and indirect sales including field sales, professional services and customer services. Eric holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
There’s a connection here between CEO John Chen and Johnson as they worked previously at Sybase. Thus it’s clear that Chen continues to bring in people he trusts to turn around the troubled smartphone maker as many of these people were part of the team that turned around Sybase. That’s a good strategy as it will cut the amount of time it will take to get the job done seeing as time is not on BlackBerry’s side.
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