As Chief Financial Officer for Cisco Canada, Angelo Valentini oversees all financial operations for one of Cisco's largest international subsidiaries. He is responsible for leading Cisco Canada's team of controllers, providing business support and financial leadership for product, services, and channel sales teams. He also provides guidance, deals and opportunities management, financial planning, forecasting, and key oversight in fiduciary and government issues.
Ayelet Baron is Vice President, Strategy for Cisco Canada. She has earned recognition as an expert in online collaboration, global business strategy, and organizational change management. Baron is currently on the Executive Leadership Team of Cisco Canada, leading strategy and transformation. Prior to that she was on the executive team of Cisco’s Emerging Markets, where she studied ways for emerging technologies to generate greater equity in emerging markets, as well as driving key sales initiatives internally at Cisco.
Kim Devooght is the Vice President, Public Sector, for Cisco Canada. In this role, he is responsible for Cisco's
business direction in Canada's public sector, which includes government, healthcare, and education.
Jean-Claude Ouellet, Vice President, Canada East Operations
As Vice President, Canada East Operations, Jean-Claude Ouellet is responsible for Cisco's sales and operations in the Atlantic provinces, the province of Quebec, and the Ottawa region. His key focus is Cisco's strategy for promoting sales and brand presence in the private and public sector across all Eastern regions.
Jeffrey Maddox, Vice President, Systems Engineering, Service Provider Sales,
Cisco Canada
As Vice President, Systems Engineering, Service Provider Sales at Cisco Canada, Jeff Maddox leads a national team of systems engineers in the service provider business segment. Collaborating with Cisco's senior customer executives in the service provider community, he is responsible for developing strategies that help customers overcome tomorrow's network obstacles. He is also the Chief Technology Officer for Canada's Service Provider Sales organization.
As Chief Technology Officer for Cisco Canada, Jeff Seifert provides technical guidance and direction in key advanced and emerging technologies and go-to-market strategies. He is managing several global-reaching initiatives, including the development of Cisco's Intelligent Airport Solution, and assisting large service providers in delivering consumer and business voice solutions. As a unified communications expert, Seifert has guided many large customer migrations from traditional telephony to unified communications.
Jerry Casteller, Vice President of Business Development
Jerry Casteller is Cisco Canada's Vice President of Innovation, Research and Development, responsible for spearheading initiatives and efforts to establish and bring recognition to Canada as a global strategic asset for Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for developing, executing, and managing processes related to innovation for Cisco in Canada.
Joe Deklic, Vice President, Strategic Investment Group
As Vice President, Strategic Investments Group, Joe Deklic is responsible for leading the Strategic Investments Group in cultivating transformational business engagements at Cisco Canada. This includes establishing new types of customer relationships and solution sales, indentifying and scoping customer investment strategies for business solutions to be delivered by Cisco and its partners, and developing build, operate and transfer deals.
Mark Collins, Vice President, Marketing, Cisco Canada
As Vice President, Marketing for Cisco Canada, Mark Collins is responsible for managing Cisco's marketing strategy in Canada. He works closely with sales and the global marketing community, leading multiple teams across architectures, segments, channels, and operations.
As Vice President, Service Provider Canada, Mark Kummer is responsible for all sales and support for Cisco's service provider business in Canada, serving telecommunications service providers, cable companies, Internet service providers, wireless providers, and utilities.
As vice president, Partner Organization for Cisco Canada, Mike Ansley leads a diverse organization with responsibilities for channel partners, distribution, and the small and medium business segment in Canada. His team works to ensure that all channel partners have the necessary programs, tools, training and support resources to create demand and preference for Cisco products.
Nitin Kawale is President of Cisco Canada, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the local operations, including sales, marketing, finance, distribution, and services. Cisco in Canada employs more than 1400 people and is the third-largest operation for Cisco worldwide. The Canadian operation is also a proving ground for many of the company's most advanced and innovative technologies.
Rick Huijbregts, Vice President, Industry and Business Transformation
As Vice President, Industry and Business Transformation and General Manager, Smart+Connected Communities, Rick Huijbregts leads a team of experts dedicated to business transformation for Cisco's Canadian customers. He is also responsible for Cisco Canada's Smart+Connected Communities practice, including Smart+Connected Real Estate, and leads the development of Cisco Canada's communities, municipal, and real estate initiatives nationally.
Ron Dekker, Vice President, New Enterprise Business
As Vice President, New Enterprise Business at Cisco Canada, Ron Dekker is responsible for leading his team's sales and support activities, maintaining superior customer satisfaction levels, and growing Cisco's enterprise business within its largest accounts. He and his team work to ensure customer access to Cisco's most strategic and expert resources.
Steven Kinsey, Vice President, Canada West Operations
As Vice President, Canada West Operations, Steven Kinsey has regional responsibility for leading Cisco's field sales team in the private and public sectors across all Western Canadian provinces.
As Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Cisco Canada, Willa Black is responsible for strategies designed to drive Cisco's external brand relevance and transformational impact across key constituencies. She leads initiatives in support of CSR, building strategic partnerships and reinforcing the company's role as an organization committed to social advancement across governments, nongovernmental organizations, and communities of all kinds with a focus on education and healthcare.
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