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SGI announces new global sales leadership
Solectron's Douglas Britt joins SGI as senior vice president of worldwide sales: SGI announced it has named Douglas Britt to head the company's global sales operations. Britt joins SGI as its new senior vice president of worldwide sales after seven years in senior sales and account services roles at Solectron, a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing services and integrated supply chain solutions. 
"We're excited to have Doug Britt on board as head of our worldwide sales organization," said SGI CEO Bo Ewald. "Doug's accomplishments span every vital aspect of establishing and nurturing customer relationships, revitalizing maturing markets and succeeding in new ones." "I'm delighted to help Bo and his team deliver SGI solutions to new and existing customers throughout the world," said Britt. "SGI's customer-centric approach to product development is an ideal fit for the way I have always driven sales: by focusing on the customer's needs, from start to finish. I look forward to working with the SGI team." Britt brings to SGI a track record for driving bookings and revenue and creating, integrating and executing strategies for sales, marketing and product development. He most recently was executive vice president of sales and account management at Solectron, where he reported directly to the CEO and had full accountability for profit and loss, corporate strategy, marketing, product marketing, account management, global program management, and corporate business development. While in this role, Solectron achieved more than $12 billion of bookings and revenue annually and Britt was responsible for growing business globally, building customer relationships and overseeing the company's account-related activities. Previously, as senior vice president of corporate accounts, Britt was in charge of Solectron's 10 largest customer accounts and was responsible for increasing global sales, managing customer P&L, recruiting account executives and account managers, and strengthening customer relationships. Britt joined Solectron in 2000 as vice president of supply chain operations. Before joining Solectron, Britt was regional vice president for the northern California division of Future Electronics Corporation. There he headed a reorganization of the division that led to improved customer relationships, record sales and profitability. He also held management posts with Sterling Electronics and Passive Technology Sales, Inc. Britt studied international business at the University of London and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Chico.
"We're excited to have Doug Britt on board as head of our worldwide sales organization," said SGI CEO Bo Ewald. "Doug's accomplishments span every vital aspect of establishing and nurturing customer relationships, revitalizing maturing markets and succeeding in new ones." "I'm delighted to help Bo and his team deliver SGI solutions to new and existing customers throughout the world," said Britt. "SGI's customer-centric approach to product development is an ideal fit for the way I have always driven sales: by focusing on the customer's needs, from start to finish. I look forward to working with the SGI team." Britt brings to SGI a track record for driving bookings and revenue and creating, integrating and executing strategies for sales, marketing and product development. He most recently was executive vice president of sales and account management at Solectron, where he reported directly to the CEO and had full accountability for profit and loss, corporate strategy, marketing, product marketing, account management, global program management, and corporate business development. While in this role, Solectron achieved more than $12 billion of bookings and revenue annually and Britt was responsible for growing business globally, building customer relationships and overseeing the company's account-related activities. Previously, as senior vice president of corporate accounts, Britt was in charge of Solectron's 10 largest customer accounts and was responsible for increasing global sales, managing customer P&L, recruiting account executives and account managers, and strengthening customer relationships. Britt joined Solectron in 2000 as vice president of supply chain operations. Before joining Solectron, Britt was regional vice president for the northern California division of Future Electronics Corporation. There he headed a reorganization of the division that led to improved customer relationships, record sales and profitability. He also held management posts with Sterling Electronics and Passive Technology Sales, Inc. Britt studied international business at the University of London and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Chico.