3Com Corporation Names James M. Fieger to Lead Worldwide Sales Organization.MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Industry Veteran to Leverage Proven Track Record of Success in Selling to Global Enterprises; Brings Growth and Transformation Experience to 3Com 3Com Corporation today announced that James M. Fieger has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Service. With more than 20 years of experience in building results-oriented, global sales teams, Fieger will help accelerate the company's worldwide sales and expand its global footprint. He will report directly to President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bruce Claflin. "Throughout his career, James has driven efficient and profitable growth and has led turnaround initiatives in strategic global regions," said Bruce Claflin, 3Com's president and chief executive officer. "His experience will help 3Com execute its strategy to be the leading provider of secure, converged networking solutions to enterprises of all sizes, and I am excited to welcome him to our team." "With our broad portfolio of Voice over IP, security and networking products and solutions, as well as our loyal channel partners, 3Com has a tremendous opportunity to become a dominant player in the enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. industry," added Fieger. "Moving forward, my focus is to build on the company's momentum in the enterprise and small business markets, and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. high growth opportunities around the world." Fieger's experience includes managing Lotus Development Corporation's worldwide field organization, where he achieved $1.3 billion in revenue and oversaw the 5000-person group. Additionally, while at Lotus, he led a successful turnaround of the company's ailing EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. division, and established consolidated sales, marketing and product development operations in the Asia-Pacific Region. When IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) acquired Lotus in 1995, Fieger was selected to start a division to enable the IBM worldwide sales force to more effectively sell Lotus products and services. Fieger led the development of a new IBM/Lotus enterprise account strategy and worldwide training program, which resulted in a significant increase in sales of Lotus products and IBM solutions through the IBM channel. In addition to Lotus/IBM, Fieger has participated in several ventures, lending his experience and expertise in the areas of strategy development and sales/marketing operations. He served as chairman of Eisenworld Corporation, and since 2003 has been president of Technology Coast Partners, a firm he co-founded to help U.S. companies penetrate the Latin American market. Fieger graduated with a M.A. in Latin American Studies Latin American Studies (sometimes abbreviated LAS) is an academic discipline which studies the history and experience of peoples and cultures in the Americas. Definition from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . Prior to that, he graduated with highest honors from the California State University Enrollment  at Chico with a B.A. in
International Relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, and Latin American Studies.
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