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Simon Witts, corporate vice president of the Enterprise and Partner Group at Microsoft Corp., is responsible for Microsoft's enterprise business worldwide, including sales and service for global customers and partners. He previously oversaw Sales & Marketing in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where he was responsible for sales and marketing across 40 Microsoft subsidiaries. He has a passion for ensuring that Microsoft has the right relationship with its key customers and partners.
Microsoft's worldwide enterprise segment business is measured in terms of customer satisfaction, product share, and revenue and growth. Witts heads this global segment, which focuses on the relationship between Microsoft and its enterprise customers and partners. Witts' goal is for Microsoft to be viewed by its customers and partners as the best enterprise software and solution partner, particularly in terms of fostering long-term, predictable relationships.
Witts has been working in enterprise sales for Microsoft since 1993. He helped establish the enterprise business in the United Kingdom subsidiary for four years and then spent the next three years as general manager and president of the Canadian subsidiary. After he left Canada, he stepped up as vice president of Enterprise Sales for the EMEA region. Before joining Microsoft, Witts served eight years in a number of sales management roles at IBM U.K. Ltd.
Witts holds a bachelor's degree in pure math and theoretical physics and a master's degree in information technology, both from the University of London. He is a citizen of the United Kingdom; his wife, Karen, is an American citizen. They have three children: Peter, Daniel and Hannah. In his spare time, Witts enjoys photography and fishing. | 