E14 - Undetracted Learning with Bill Swales, VMWare

He is the Vice President and Channel Chief of the Americas Partner Organization at VMWare, where he is responsible for indirect routes to market for the Americas: United States, Latin America, and Canada, which includes Solution Providers, Corporate Resellers, Public Sector Partners, OEMs, Systems Integrators and Outsourcers, ISVs, and Distributors.

Prior to VMware, he was Group Vice President for the Alliances and Channels Sales organization in Oracle's North America Technology Division where he was recognized by technology news source CRN as one of the "Top 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs." A fierce competitor, he is highly regarded by partners, peers, and team members for his deep understanding of channel and business fundamentals, combined with a data-driven, no-nonsense approach to delivering results.

Prior to Oracle, he was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for the Cloud Systems and Solutions Group at Seagate Technology. His experience includes leading the Industry Standard Server and Storage business units at Hewlett Packard, where he held full P&L responsibility throughout the Americas region. He has also held leadership positions and senior sales roles at EMC, IBM, and McData Corporation.

He holds a B.S. in Business from DePaul University and has participated in the Harvard Executive Education Program.

Join Randy Seidl and David Nour on this episode of The Sales Community #TechSalesInsights podcast with Bill Swales.

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