Anand Venkatachalam

Regional Sales Director @ Cisco

About

25+ years of global experience in diverse roles of business development, hi-tech sales, project execution, technology strategy and software R&D, I have a proven track record that includes analyzing market opportunities, achieving set outcomes and serving as a fervent advocate for customers while exceeding expectations.

Country

India

City

Mumbai

Industry

Telecommunications

Skill

Director level, Partner Relationship Management, Direct Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Salesforce.com, Business Development, Software as a Service (SaaS), Strategic Account, Go-to-market Strategy, Negotiation, Technology, Team Leadership, Manager, Complex Sales, Telecommunications, Solution Selling, Business Case Development, Pricing Strategy, 3G, LTE

Experience

Regional Sales Director

Cisco

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Accelerated business growth and enhanced sales performance across Vodafone markets in India, the Middle East, and Africa. • Drive customer business outcomes by leveraging Cisco technology and services to meet client needs. • Lead cross-functional teams to develop strategic sales initiatives that align with market demands.

Leader Customer Success

Cisco

2022-5 - 2023-7 · 1 yr 3 mos

Customer Success Executive

Cisco

2020-1 - 2022-11 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Mumbai Area, India

Regional Sales Manager

Cisco

2014-8 - 2020-1 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Mumbai Area, India

Sales - Services

Cisco

2011-4 - 2014-8 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Wireless Solutions & New Business Initiatives, Strategy, Special Projects

Tata Tele Business Services

2009-5 - 2011-4 · 2 yrs

Wireless Solutions, Strategy, Special Projects, Product Marketing

Business Development

Nortel Networks

2005-10 - 2009-5 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Field Operations, Deployment team

Motorola India

2003-10 - 2005-9 · 2 yrs

RAN 3 Standards 3GPP,Software Development UMTS 3G

Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

1999-9 - 2003-7 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Education

Harvard Business School Online

2021-7 - 2021-12 · 6 mos

CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 150-hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School. CORe is comprised of three courses—Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting—developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning model.

Arizona State University

Communication Systems

1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

Thesis: Queuing Results for a Fractal Input Process: Mathematical analysis backed by simulation on queue distribution under a mathematically generated fractal input process.