Regan Atkins

Regan Atkins

VP/RVP of Sales

USA, East Region
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Charismatic, results-oriented sales and operations leader with 25 years of experience in managing and leading sales teams across territories and channels/Partner sales focused on enterprise accounts across verticals like CPG (Retail & Manufacturing), Financial Services, Utilities. Execute Go-to-Market strategies to expand footprint in existing accounts and achieve new product/services revenue streams from net new targets. Ability to enter into new markets, and aggressively grow top line revenue with a positive impact on EBITDA.

Proven track record for achieving or exceeding sales goals, excellent communication, problem solving, resource management, training, team building, project management/methodology, and cross functional leadership.

SAAS, Cloud, IoT, Edge Computing, Digital Business and IT Transformation, Process and Applications, B2B, Integration, iPAAS, API (Full Life Cycle) Data and Analytics, AI, ML and RPA

Experience

2018 Apr - 2019 Oct
Regional Vice President Sales, East USA and Canada
Software AG / Wilmington

Manage eastern USA and Canada region consisting of over 180 active accounts covered by 8 Account Executives, 25 indirect reports spanning Pre-Sales, Inside Sales, Marketing, Professional Services and Business Operations. Meet and exceed quarterly goals, grow pipeline and increase brand awareness directly and via strategic partnerships. Also, participate in daily deal activities with customers to drive revenue, pipeline and strategic relationships. Participate in GTM delivery of the evolution of contracts/revenue agreements to term agreements- Subscription and SAAS.

Software AG is a software company focused on Consumer Industries (CPG and Retail), Manufacturing, Financial Services and Utilities.Product areas include IoT, BPMS, B2B & Integration, API Management, Data and Analytics- AI/ML and Device Management.

2016 Nov - 2018 Mar
Vice President of Business Development
Symphony Retail Ai / Boston

Directed business development, sales and marketing operations

for Symphony Retail Ai,a SaaS software and services company focused on

Enterprise Retail and Consumer Industries. Symphony is a global leader in

utilizing customer insights (Customer Loyalty), personalized marketing and

category management to drive increased revenue and profit for its customers.

Symphony retail solutions drive strategy and plan development, marketing,

merchandising and purchase operations, inventory management and supply chain.

2014 May - 2016 Oct
Vice President of Sales and Business Devlopment
/N SPRO / Stanford, CT
Directed business development and sales operations for an SAP professional services firm focused on consumer industries. Promoted solutions focused on SAP’s full suite including S4, HANA, BI/Analytics, IS Retail, FMS, CAR, e Comm, Merchandising, Customer Loyalty, and Promotions modules.
2013 Jan - 2014 Apr
Vice President
SMS Telecommunications Group / Philadelphia, PA
A start-up unified communications and networking solutions provider, I built and managed a national Sales and Operations team.Targeting retail, hospitality, financial services and manufacturing. Contributed to and executed go-to-market strategy. Supported key customer relationships and Account Executives closing deals. Oversaw day to day operations of the business.
2011 Jan - 2013 May
SVP/ Managing Director
DigiPoS Store Soluitons / Philadelphia, PA
Directed full regional Sales, Operational, and Executive functions for a $180 million OEM of electronic point-of-sale systems, mobility devices, and retail store applications, services, and infrastructure. Oversaw cross functional Team of over 30 people including functions- Sales (Direct and Indirect/Partner) and Marketing, project management team, value added services partnerships, and pre and post-sales support including SLA’s. Directly managed strategic relationships with Micros Retail, Epicor and MI9.
2007 Apr - 2010 Dec
SVP/ Managing Director, Middle East and Africa
DigiPoS Store Solutions, South Africa / Johannesburg, RSA
Developed sales, marketing, and business development strategies for MEA Region covering over 130 accounts. Supervised 25 sales, administrative, and support staff, Managed key B2B and corporate relationships with partners including Micros, GAAP, MicroData, Pilot Software, Choice Technology, Virgin Mobile, SASOL, BP, ENGEN and Total. Served as primary point of contact for strategic vendor relationships such as Epson, Metrologic, DataVan, Symbol Technologies, Cisco, HP, Dell, Motorola, IBM, and APC.

Education

1994 - 1999
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
B.S / Accounting, Business Administration , Corporate Governance

Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa is the formal professional institute for the enabling of corporate governance and company secretaryship as well as the expert commentator and thought leader in Southern Africa on governance matters. What is a chartered secretary or governance professional? Skills, vision, values Chartered secretaries and governance professionals are high-ranking professionals with a broad base of skills unique among the professions. Trained in governance, law, accounting, and strategy, chartered secretaries and governance professionals provide a focal point for independent advice and guidance on the conduct of business, governance and compliance. They are key players with the skills, vision and values to take their organizations and clients forward. Leaders in governance and compliance Chartered secretaries and governance professionals understand that good governance is fundamental to good business decision-making and organizational performance. Through our influence with government and regulators, and the work of our Members, CGISA leads in shaping the governance agenda and promoting the best practice essential for organisational performance.

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