Vision Solutions Appoints Bob Johnson to Executive Vice President as Part of Sales and Marketing Expansion
October 6, 2011
Vision Solutions, Inc., the world’s leading provider of information availability software and services for Windows, Linux, IBM Power Systems and Cloud Computing market today announced that Bob Johnson is now the new executive vice president of sales and marketing for the company, leading its communications and business development strategies as it moves aggressively into new technology markets…
In his new role, Johnson will spearhead a range of planned activities that sees Vision Solutions extend support across its partner network as well as broadening its work with service providers, resellers and software developers that provide solutions to midmarket and enterprise customers. Its initiatives will include a strong focus on partners with skills around Microsoft technologies, such as Hyper-V, Exchange and SharePoint.
Organizational Highlights Alongside the appointment of Mr. Johnson, Vision Solutions is also announcing new appointments to its sales and marketing team to provide greater global support for partners as well. This includes the following changes:
— Matt Thatcher is now the vice president of channels & business
development wherein he will be responsible for expanding the company’s
channel strategy worldwide. He will also be managing revenue-producing
activities such as OEM, hard bundled and ISV relationships. Matt has
previously held various leadership roles for Double-Take Software,
including building the company’s OEM relationship with HP and running
channel programs in Asia-Pacific, which led to double-digit growth. He
has dynamically and systematically brought leadership and fresh
perspective to his prior challenges.
— Allan Campbell is now the vice president of Asia Pacific sales wherein
he is responsible for the vast region (including ANZ, ASEAN, Japan,
Korea, China, India, Korea). Allan has previously led the sales teams
in this region for Vision Solutions and has a consistent track record
of exceeding sales goals.
— Richard Tee has accepted the position of director of sales, Asia
reporting to Allan Campbell. Prior to joining Vision, Richard was with
IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services where he was
instrumental in doubling the business. His experience includes rollout
of IBM’s MIMIX Pre-Sales and Post Sales business in ASEAN/SA and
selling Double-Take solutions. He has demonstrated his ability to
nurture key partner relationships and to lead teams in winning deals
around complex competitive technical sales opportunities.
— Mads Toubro has taken on additional responsibilities as the vice
president of Europe for Vision Solutions. In this role, he will
oversee sales management responsibility for Western Europe. His focus
will be on managing integrated sales team to optimize and continue
building strong regional sales models that will support Vision
Solutions’ growth plans. He has previously led the company’s Business
Development organization as well as European sales after a
distinguished career at IBM.
— Product Marketing and Product Management across Vision Solutions’
various product lines will be integrated under the leadership of Doug
Piper, vice president of product strategy, reporting to Alan Arnold,
CTO & EVP. This integration will ensure greater efficiency across
the company’s Marketing, Sales and Research functions.