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Tom Higgins
Vice President, Strategic Business Development
thiggins@books24x7.com
Tom Higgins joined the company in 2000 and is currently VP Strategic Business Development.
From 2000-2005 Higgins was VP Business Development & Channels for the company and an original member of the Books24x7 management team during SkillSoft's acquisition in 2001.
Since then, Higgins also served as VP of Channels for SkillSoft.
Most recently, he was EVP Sales at OutStart Corp, where he helped restructure field operations after an acquisition, increasing revenue 30% to $23M.
He is a veteran startup executive with deep international sales, product marketing, and operational experience.
Prior to joining Books24x7, Higgins served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Trellix Corporation and SystemSoft Corp, where he developed OEM partnerships with major PC and peripheral OEMs in the USA, EMEA and APAC regions.
After its IPO in 1994, SystemSoft achieved record revenue targets that met or exceeded Wall Street expectations fourteen quarters in a row and had a market valuation over $1Billion becoming the Boston Globe's # 1 performing stock of 1996.
Higgins has held several other executive positions in international sales & operations with Intermetrics, Inc. and Westinghouse.
He also sits on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations in his hometown of Needham, MA where he lives with his wife Lisa and 4 boys.
Higgins completed Westinghouse's Administration and Management graduate program in conjunction with Harvard University, and holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Union College.
He also completed post-graduate studies in England as an English Speaking Union Music scholar.