US telco and global communications giant Verizon has elevated former sales chief George Fischer to president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions (VES).
Most recently, Fischer served as senior vice president of global sales for VES, leading 2,100 sales professionals in 50-plus countries, before taking up the top role.
In his new role, Fischer is responsible for driving customer growth and increasing revenue through Verizon’s direct and indirect enterprise distribution channels worldwide.
He will also be responsible for delivering business solutions to Verizon’s global enterprise clients in key industries including healthcare, insurance, financial services, technology, manufacturing and automotive, transportation and distribution, retail, energy and utilities, and the public sector.
{loadposition peter}Fischer will replace VES president, Chris Formant, who recently announced his retirement at the end of the year.
Fischer has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in global sales, service, operations and management.
Prior to joining Verizon, he was executive vice president of worldwide sales and services at CA, overseeing a US$4.4 billion business and a team of 4,700 people in 62 countries.
John Stratton, president of Verizon’s global enterprise and consumer wireline business said, “George is an exceptional leader with strong industry expertise and a deep understanding of our culture and our enterprise clients. His experience creating and developing high growth organisations will be critical as VES works to rapidly deliver industry-leading technology solutions and services to our global enterprise customer base.”
Commenting on his appointment, Fischer said, “This is an exciting time for VES and I’m honoured to be tapped to lead our high-performing team. Our organisation has laid a solid foundation focusing on core products and services, and a unique desire to serve our global customers. Our focus will be on creating a high-growth engine for Verizon.”