Axel Bernstorff is the VP of Global Sales at Zi Corporation.

Zi is committed to the continued development and support of its existing product range, as well as growing the business relationships with its global customer base. Furthermore, Zi has much-anticipated, intelligent products for new markets and Axel is responsible for developing these new markets and for establishing long term business relationships with the leading global companies in these areas.

To help Axel achieve these important goals, he works with a team of professional Sales Directors, Account Managers, Professional Services Consultants and Business Development managers based in all of the main regions Zi operates in.

Prior to being appointed VP of Global Sales, Axel successfully ran Zi's European and Japanese regions, where he grew the business significantly, winning several key new accounts as well as securing several strategic technology licensing wins.

Axel is a professional industry executive with 8 years experience in the wireless technology sector. Prior to joining Zi Corporation, Axel played an important role during the formation of Symbian, the privately owned, market-leading OS provider for Smartphones where he subsequently managed several strategic global accounts. Axel has a business degree from the Copenhagen Business School. Outside of work, Axel has a number of keen interests such as family activities, fly fishing, golf and table tennis.