Kannan S

CEO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India35 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 25 years of experience in sales leadership.
Expert in cloud business strategies and enterprise solutions.
Proven track record in managing large sales teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in cloud services and enterprise software sales.

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Skills

Core Skills

New Business OpportunitiesSales ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

ALM SalesBusiness AlliancesBusiness StrategyChannel PartnersCloud ComputingCommunicationData CenterDirect SalesEnterprise SoftwareHPHP ProductsIT ManagementIT Service ManagementITILITIL v3 Foundations Certified

About

A Business Professional with over 25 years of experience in leading sales teams, setting up branch operations, channel management & Enterprise account management. I hold a business management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur. I have worked in mid sized organizations as well as large organizations like HP and Dell.

Experience

Precision infomatic (m) private limited

2 roles

Vice President - Cloud Business

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSolution SellingP&L ManagementSales ProcessesDirect Sales+4

Associate Vice President

Jun 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

Head of Precision's Cloud business. Precision is partnered with AWS and Microsoft and offers services on Cloud to customers across the country. Precision is an Advanced Consulting Partner to AWS. We consult, design, migrate and manage AWS infrastructure for corporate clients. Precision's team of Solution Architects are experts in areas like Database Migration and management, Container services, DR services and hybrid cloud.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSolution SellingP&L ManagementSales ProcessesDirect Sales+4

Nxtgen datacenter & cloud technologies pvt. ltd

General Manager Sales - TN, Telangana and AP

Feb 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai

NxtGen is an emerging leader in data center and cloud-based services that help powering businesses to grow by cutting through complexity and saving on cost.
Our high end advanced solutions can be provided both from our own high density data center (HDDC™) facilities or deployed at On-premise data centers (OPDC™) that are managed centrally.
Our Enterprise Cloud Services™ (ECS) provide private and public clouds or hybrid cloud infrastructure hosted on OPDC™ or HDDC™. NxtGen’s advanced infrastructure enable companies to simplify IT infrastructure, reduce running costs, and enable business growth by creating additional capacity from existing infrastructure. By providing the right public or private infrastructure, NxtGen helps companies meet dynamic business demands.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSolution SellingSales ProcessesDirect SalesStrategy+3

Kaspon techworks

Vice President - Sales & Marketing

Feb 2012 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai

Kaspon Techworks is an IT Services Company based in India, focused on providing Enterprise Mobile Business Solutions and Managed IT Infrastructure Services. Kaspon is promoted by a team of successful entrepreneurs, with more than five decades of collective experience in infrastructure consulting, Software Product Engineering Services and Business Management.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSolution SellingSales ProcessesDirect SalesStrategy+3

Hewlett-packard

Business Development Manager (HP Software, India)

Sep 2007 – Jan 2012 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Chennai

Responsible for selling HP's Enterprise software and solutions in the TN & Kerala market. The software portfolio consists of Application and infrastructure management tools.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSolution SellingDirect SalesNegotiationRelationship Development+2

Precision infomatic (m) pvt.ltd.

2 roles

General Manager Sales

Promoted

Apr 2003 – Sep 2007 · 4 yrs 5 mos

I was the Head for the Enterprise Sales division of Precision. Lead a team of Sales and Pre-sales executives. Precision Infomatic is a Premium partner of HP in the Southern Region. The enterprise division was responsible for the sale of high end servers, storage, workstations and desktops from HP to large corporate accounts in the South.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSales ProcessesDirect SalesStrategyNegotiation+2

Branch Manager

Feb 2002 – Mar 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo

Headed the Bangalore operations of Precision during this period. I was responsible for the Sales and Operations of the branch. Played a key role in ensuring stability and profitability during this crucial phase. Established Precision as a key player in the SMB and corporate segments of the Bangalore market.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationSales ProcessesDirect SalesStrategyNegotiation+2

Dell computer india pvt. ltd.

Account Manager

Oct 1999 – Jan 2002 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Chennai Area, India

Was responsible for the sale of Dell computer hardware products in the TN and Kerala regions. Dell products included servers, storage, desktops, workstations and laptops.

New Business OpportunitiesCommunicationDirect SalesNegotiationSales ManagementBusiness Development

Sowswe compunications pvt. ltd.

Territory Manager Sales

May 1990 – Sep 1999 · 9 yrs 4 mos · Chennai Area, India

Worked as Territory Manager - Sales in this organization. SOWSWE was a leading Distributor/Reseller of computer hardware products during the 1990s and was well known for its strong after sales support.