Stephen Bovis

CEO

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia44 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 30 years in IT industry leadership.
  • Proven track record in motivating large teams.
  • Expertise in driving profitable growth strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in IT Infrastructure and Enterprise Software sales.

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ServersStorageHPChannelAsia PacificCloud ComputingData CenterSales EnablementAlliancesSolution SellingGo-to-market StrategyVirtual TeamsChannel ManagementChannel PartnersStrategy

About

Over 30 years in the Information Technology industry, I’ve been devoted to helping clients transform their businesses through IT infrastructure and innovation. The starting point of profitable growth is peak performing teams. I focus on attracting great talent, inspiring high performance, and have a proven track record in motivating teams to exceed aggressive targets. With integrity, clear communication and impeccable delivery, we’re able to assist customers deploy technology solutions, new applications, and enhanced security easily and effortlessly, while ensuring an excellent customer experience in the process. I’ve enjoyed success in a variety of roles from General Management, Sales Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing, Sales and Technical capacities. I have extensive international business experience from working out of Singapore for eight years with responsibilities extending through Asia Pacific & Japan and roles covering Australian and New Zealand. Key strengths • A track record of success in different roles, functions, market segments and geographies • Ability to galvanize and motivate peak performance from teams of 3000+ in highly complex organizational structures • Extensive sales and management experience, with in excess of US$5B accountability • Success developing and executing marketing/sales strategies to drive profitable growth in highly competitive markets • Superior skills in the enterprise infrastructure, management software and services market • Committed to transformational change in complex sales organizations to capitalise on market opportunities

Experience

44 yrs
Total Experience
10 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Oracle

Regional Managing Director

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

Hewlett packard enterprise

6 roles

Vice President and Managing Director, South Pacific

Promoted

Nov 2016Dec 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Vice President, Global and Enterprise Sales Asia Pacific and Japan

Nov 2014Nov 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Lead HP’s Enterprise Group sales account management team. This includes the global account sales team responsible for HP’s top customers worldwide, the commercial and public sector sales team and the inside sales organisation. The portfolio spans hardware, services and software.

Vice President and General Manager, HP Servers Asia Pacific and Japan

Nov 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr

  • General management and sales responsibility for HP’s Server P/L. Drove structural change and realignment delivering highly profitable growth across Asia Pacific and Japan. Developed and executed regional and country sales/marketing strategies. Led, coached and mentored a high performance team. Built executive relationships with key customers, partners, press and analysts.

Vice President and General Manager, Industry Standard Servers Asia Pacific and Japan

Promoted

Feb 2009Nov 2013 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • General management and sales responsibility for HP’s Industry Standard Server P/L and portfolio. Drove significant change and recovery actions in FY09 - ‘turned around’ a declining business and improved market performance. Exceeded targets to be awarded business of the year consecutively. Nominated to attend HP Winners Summit consecutively and identified as HP ‘Top Talent’ participating in the Vice President, talent acceleration program.

Director, Enterprise Storage and Servers

Nov 2005Jan 2009 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • General Management/Sales responsibility for the Server/Storage portfolio P/L – Accountable for revenue, gross margins, operating profit and market share within Australia and New Zealand. Managed a product marketing team and sales specialists delivering strong fiscal and market growth across each of the portfolios. I was nominated and attended ‘Key Talent for Directors’ a HP executive development program. Developed and implemented an industry recognised end to end channel partner program. Voted by the Australian channel as ‘Hardware vendor’ and ‘Storage’ vendor of the year – two years running.

Director, Enterprise Servers

May 2004Oct 2005 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Key responsibilities
  • General Management/Marketing responsibility for the Server P/L (Industry Standard Servers, Business Critical/Unix Servers and NonStop) Revenue, Gross Margins and Operating expenses
  • Australia & New Zealand geographic focus
  • Develop and execute business strategies to drive growth and market share
  • Built, developed and executed wider HP’s subregion Linux strategy and plan.
  • Major Achievements
  • Overachieved targets +110%
  • Maintained leadership market performance
  • Grew Linux share
  • Promoted to lead combined Server and Storage business

Hp

Director, Industry Standard Servers (ISS)

Aug 2002May 2004 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Key responsibilities
  • General Management/Marketing responsibility for the Server ISS P/L
  • Major Achievements
  • Overachieved targets and maintained strong market performance
  • Promoted to lead combined Server team

Compaq computer corporation (aquired by hewlett-packard)

Manager, Enterprise Product Marketing

Jan 2000Aug 2002 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Key responsibilities
  • Managed a team responsible for Product Lifecycle Management of the Enterprise portfolio (Alpha, Himalaya, Intel Server and StorageWorks)
  • Major Achievements
  • Delivered strong performance. Securing a position with the merged HP/Compaq organisation

Various sales/business positions with digital, australasian memory, memorex telex

Sales

Feb 1982Jan 2000 · 17 yrs 11 mos · Sydney, Australia

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