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Published on: 4/29/2003
Last Visited: 4/29/2003
Johnson fills the position previously occupied by Orlando Ayala, who recently assumed the role of Group Vice President of Worldwide Small and Mid-Market Solutions and Partners, a new position aimed at enabling the company to take advantage of new opportunities for growth in the crucial small- and mid-market segments.
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Orlando Ayala Bio
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Orlando Ayala
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Orlando AyalaGroup Vice PresidentSmall and Mid Market Solutions & Partner Group
Orlando serves as group vice president of the Small and Mid-Market Solutions & Partner Group (SMS&P).In this role, Orlando leads a worldwide organization focused on helping Microsoft, its customers and partners realize the significant opportunity for growth in the largely untapped small- and mid market business segments.He works closely with the Microsoft Business Solutions division to create small and mid market business solutions.Orlando and the SMS&P team also partners with all of Microsoft's seven business unit leaders to provide sales and marketing resources and support for the small to mid market segments.In addition, Orlando and the SMS&P leadership oversees the company's channel efforts, supporting the world's largest partner network that creates a range of solutions that help customers meet their unique business needs.
Previously, Ayala was group vice president of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services.The Worldwide Sales group provides leadership on strategies, policies and programs that integrate the activities of Microsoft's sales and service partners with the needs of Microsoft customers throughout the world: enterprise customers, small and medium organizations, educational institutions, application developers and consumers.Prior to this role, Ayala served as senior vice president for the South Pacific and Americas Region.
Ayala joined Microsoft in May 1991.He has held the position of senior vice president of Microsoft's Intercontinental Region, where he was responsible for investment and growth strategies in developing markets such as Africa, India, the Mediterranean and Middle East, Latin America, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.Within three years, the Intercontinental region doubled in growth from $500M in revenue to more than $1B.Ayala started his career with Microsoft as senior director of Microsoft's Latin America Region, where he grew the region from two to nine subsidiaries over a period of four years.During that period, regional revenues increased at a compound rate of 90 percent.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Ayala spent 10 years with NCR Corporation.He held various international assignments, including sales director for NCR Mexico.From 1985 to 1988, he was a product and sales manager at NCR's headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, responsible for NCR's UNIX product line in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Ayala holds a bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS).
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Orlando Ayala
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Orlando Ayala
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Orlando Ayala
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Orlando Ayala