Darius Lahoutifard

Successfully built and led Business Units & Startups, with local and virtual teams, in global technology landscapes, including Enterprise Software, SaaS, Cloud-based and E-commerce technologies as well as Consulting & Market Research services.

► Energetic leader ◄|► Strategist and tactician ◄|► Multi-cultural and multi-lingual background

► 20+ years of General Management, both within Startups and Fortune 100 companies.

► 15+ years of Sales & Marketing Management, achieving 100% to 200% of objectives each year.

► 11 years of over 100% annual revenue growth rate, across the career.

► 10+ years of Product Management with focus on Marketing, Product Design and UX.

► Successful management of teams of up to 150 Executives and Engineers, Management by Objective, Coaching and Leading by example.

► Entrepreneurial Leadership: as 1st employee and 1st Sales professional at several startups, built customer references and drove revenues, contributing to several successful exits, after raising up to $17M of Venture Capital.

► Leveraging expertise from both Fortune 500 and start-ups experiences to increase sales and shareholder value. Product Design and Management, Marketing and Business Strategy to transform innovative technologies into mainstream products.

► Successful achievements in turning around distressed organizations.

► Holds several patents in Software and Internet technologies and authors the French book "Entreprendre aux USA"​ http://entreprendre-aux-USA.com/

CEO, Chairman, President, VP Sales & Marketing, COO, Founder, Co-Founder, Board Leadership, Sales, Solution selling, power based selling, MEDDIC sales, International, Business Development, Pioneered High-growth Startups, Management, Business Angel, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Leading provider of Enterprise Software, Marketing platform, Flagship product, Virtual Worlds, Collaboration Technologies, Conferencing, Virtual Events Technologies, PLM, CAD, CAE, ERP, Digital Photography and Imaging.