fmr Executive Vice President and GM, Platform, Salesforce
Collaborative Technology Executive. Chief “Action” Leader with an unparalleled record of performance transforming organizations… executing customer-centric strategies… and delivering significant value to the bottom line. In my executive operational roles with Salesforce and Oracle, technical roles at IBM or currently as a Board Director, I have built a reputation based on strategic thinking and performance excellence.
Propelling the numbers that reflect consistent achievement of goals, there’s a supporting story: I have a proven talent for “connecting the dots” and getting people to do their most creative, innovative work. How? Through relentless focus on THE CUSTOMER.
A key pillar in my management approach has always been to listen to and understand customers’ wants and needs—what is articulated and, importantly, what is not expressed. Driving a culture that promotes innovation, vision, creativity, and a customer-centric emphasis is simply part of my DNA. Add to that a dash of grit, an unflappable sense of humor, and my tenacity has resulted in outstanding results in virtually every leadership role I have held.
Augmenting successes in business expansion, exponential growth, and significant margin and profitability has been a solid history of hiring, coaching, and advancing top performers. I have always ascribed to the idea that surrounding one’s self with SMEs delivers manifold benefits. I also believe in paying it forward, whether in advisory capacity to a corporate board or in my church community or women’s professional organizations.
