Carl Holt

Sales Executive

Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom23 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven expertise in Pre-Sales and Technical Enablement.
Strong background in Networking and Internet Security.
Experience in training and mentoring teams and partners.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and IT services expert with a focus on pre-sales and technical enablement.

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FirewallsAccount ManagementChannelChannel PartnersVirtualizationManaged ServicesSolution SellingSecurityDLPSaaSUnified CommunicationsEncryptionLoad BalancingBusiness DevelopmentMicrosoft Exchange

About

Experienced Pre-Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Strong pre-sales professional skilled in Pre-Sales, Sales, Go-to-market Strategy, Professional Services, Networking, Internet Security, and Data Center.

Experience

23 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Progress software

3 roles

Principal Sales Engineer

Feb 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Global Technical Enablement Manager

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Global Technical Field Enablement Manager - Application Experience

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Heading up Technical Enablement for all things Application Experience (AX) related.
Leading our teams at Progress to develop skills, knowledge and understanding in relation to all of our product sets - with a big focus on driving education and mentoring when it comes to Flowmon, LoadMaster and WhatsUpGold.
Having spent the last 10 years in Pre-Sales at Kemp before our acquisition, this role gives me a great opportunity to use the learnings from the last chapter to bring about a new focus in my shiny new day-to-day role.

Kemp technologies

Pre Sales Manager UK

May 2012 – Nov 2021 · 9 yrs 6 mos · United Kingdom

Advising clients with regard to Server Load Balancing and SSL Offloading solutions for SMB and SME marketplace.
Training - delivery to current and new partners to be self-sufficient with our products.
Consulting with partners and end users to determine best fit for our solution.

Tekdata distribution

Product Manager

Jan 2003 – May 2012 · 9 yrs 4 mos

Currently a Product Development Manager and a Senior Technical Specialist at Tekdata providing Pre and Post Sales support to a wealth of resellers. Roles include training duties - both Vendor accredited (Sonicwall and Vasco) and also technical and pre sales consulting.