Executive Spotlight: 11 Salesforce Channel Execs You Should Know
Salesforce.com (CRM) is a San Francisco-based company that ranked second on last year's Talkin' Cloud 100 list of the top 100 CSPs. This customer relationship management software provider also works closely with the channel, which is reflected by its channel team. Here's everything you need to know about 11 Salesforce executives who support the company's channel and partner programs.
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Salesforce.com is a San Francisco-based company that ranked second on last year's Talkin' Cloud 100 list of the top 100 CSPs. This customer relationship management software provider also works closely with the channel, which is reflected by its channel team. Here's everything you need to know about 11 Salesforce executives who support the company's channel and partner programs.
Salesforce.com (CRM) is a San Francisco-based company that ranked second on last year's Talkin' Cloud 100 list of the top 100 CSPs. This customer relationship management software provider also works closely with the channel, which is reflected by its channel team. Here's everything you need to know about 11 Salesforce executives who support the company's channel and partner programs.
Title: Head of Startup Relations.
Time at Salesforce: 1 year, 1 month.
Ludovic Ulrich is the head of startup relations, leading the Salesforce for Startups program. In this role, Ulrich helps startup technology companies build and grow on the Salesforce platform by giving them access to resources within the Salesforce ecosystem, such as Salesforce tools and expertise from leaders in their space.
Title: Vice President, Global Channels, Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
Time at Salesforce: 2 years, 6 months.
Joe Gruca is the vice president of global channels for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. In this role, Gruca leads a team of alliance managers focused on enabling partners in the digital marketing space and helping them build one-to-one personal relationships with customers.
Title: Senior Director, AppExchange & Platform Marketing.
Time at Salesforce: 5 years, 6 months.
Jim Sinai is the senior director of AppExchange and platform marketing. In this role, Sinai leads a team that manages AppExchange as well as product marketing for Salesforce partners and partner recruitment efforts. He also leads product marketing initiatives around the Salesforce1 Platform, including pricing and demos.
Title: Vice President, Product Management, AppExchange, ISV and ALM.
Time at Salesforce: 7 years, 6 months.
Ryan Ellis is the vice president of product management, AppExchange, independent software vendors (ISVs) and application lifecycle management (ALM). In this role, Ellis oversees strategy, vision and execution for several product lines within the Salesforce1 Platform, including AppExchange, ISVs, ALM and Salesforce's partner and customer communities.
Title: Vice President, Global Alliances, Industry Solutions.
Time at Salesforce: 2 years, 8 months.
Kori O'Brien is the vice president, global alliances and industry solutions. In this role, she manages a team of alliance managers focused on enabling partners who support Salesforce's industry business unit, which covers verticals such as healthcare, retail, financial services and more. This includes go-to-market efforts, marketing campaigns and pipeline development.
Title: Senior Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Alliances.
Time at Salesforce: 1 year, 6 months.
Don Lynch is the senior vice president of worldwide strategic alliances, responsible for building relationships with global systems integrators (SIs) such as Accenture (ACN), Deloitte and Capgemini. Lynch previously held multiple positions at Oracle (ORCL), including vice president of strategic applications and specialty alliances and senior director of strategic application alliances.
Title: Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partners & Solutions.
Time at Salesforce: 4 years, 1 month.
Denzil Samuels is the senior vice president of worldwide partners and solutions, managing Salesforce's relationships with its largest strategic partners. He has more than 32 years of experience in technology, including executive positions across the software, telecom, aerospace, defense and travel industries.
Title: Senior Vice President, Global ISVs and Channel Alliances.
Time at Salesforce: 6 years, 3 months.
Ron Huddleston is the senior vice president of global ISVs and channel alliances. In this position, he leads the organization that is responsible for cultivating and managing Salesforce's relationships with ISV partners who are building solutions on the Salesforce1 Platform.
Title: Senior Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and Channels Go-to-Market.
Time at Salesforce: 3 years.
Dan Streetman is the senior vice president of worldwide alliances and channels go-to-market, responsible for leading go-to-market and sales efforts with Salesforce consulting and software partners. He has more than 20 years of sales, strategy, operations and development experience.
Title: Senior Vice President, Partner Programs & Marketing.
Time at Salesforce: 5 years, 6 months.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is the senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances and channels organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Salesforce Partner Program, operations, infrastructure and marketing to, with and through partners.
Title: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and Channels.
Time at Salesforce: 1 year, 8 months.
Tyler Prince is the executive vice president of Salesforce’s worldwide alliances and channels organization, which manages one of the world’s largest enterprise cloud ecosystems. In this role, Prince is responsible for all partner-facing operations, including go-to-market strategies, solution development and sales and marketing efforts for consulting partners, ISVs, strategic partners and digital agencies.
Title: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and Channels.
Time at Salesforce: 1 year, 8 months.
Tyler Prince is the executive vice president of Salesforce’s worldwide alliances and channels organization, which manages one of the world’s largest enterprise cloud ecosystems. In this role, Prince is responsible for all partner-facing operations, including go-to-market strategies, solution development and sales and marketing efforts for consulting partners, ISVs, strategic partners and digital agencies.
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