Oezcan Ekice

Leading Product Line Management for all Dell Compute (Server) products and solutions in EMEA with a team of top Product Line Managers. My role includes compute systems and components across product launch planning, transition and EOL. We are the champions and owner of the strategic product priorities across Direct/Indirect routes to market. We are the lead interface from product group to sales and ensure the Compute portfolio is proactively managed across all layers of the product life cycle.

Responsible for Rittal´s Global Key Accounts Business within the IT industry (worldwide leading IT giants: IT Vendors, Cloud/DC Provider, Internet Companies). Managed the turnaround (develop/drive GTM/portfolio strategy; establish worldwide key account organization incl. key account management, presales, product management, aftersales, design&engineering, processes).

Driving DC business and technology development for Strategic Alliance Partners, incl. sales and presales enablement, value sales, competitive engagements/workshops, transformational projects.

Leading Presales for Huawei IT Solutions to address Public/Private Cloud (incl. Desktop Cloud, Cloud Storage) and classical IT (Server, Storage, Management). Driving technology strategy/innovation, developing technology partnerships.

Leading DC/Virtualisation Architecture Marketing for Cisco´s DC solutions: Converged Infrastructure (VBlock, Flexpod), Unified Computing (UCS), Data Center Switching (Nexus), Application Networking Services (ACE, WAAS), Storage Networking (MDS), Cloud/Systems Management. Headig up a high quality DC experts team. Driving DC/Virtualisation strategy, internal/external sales enablement (incl. launches), market analysis (markets, dynamics, solutions, competition], eco-systems (Citrix, EMC, Netapp, VMware...).