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Barry Walsh
Barry is a highly skilled senior executive with over 25 years experience in business development and sales in the TMT sector. He has an impressive track record at senior management and board level at leading global telecommunications operators. He has a proven track record in business turnaround and successfully establishing new business units.
Barry is an inspirational leader and motivator which is reflected in his consistent achievement of challenging targets. He has held senior roles in a number of major global operators. His most recent roles were:
- Managing Director - Bluevision Networks
- Managing Director - SingTel Europe
- Head Integration Services EEMEA - France Telecom Equant (now Orange Business Services)
- Head of Sales, Eastern Europe - France Telecom Equant
- Sales Director, UK - France Telecom Equant
Some highlights in his successful career include:
At Bluevision Networks
- Sales leadership assignment for Telstra International - winning a $3.8m WAN contract and a $900k cloud computing/SAAS contract.
At SingTel Europe
- Doubled operating profit within two years and grew operating revenue by 162%.
- Restructured, built and developed substantially improved Sales and Support teams in UK and France which led to the year on year growth for Europe region being by far the largest of SingTel's five major international growth regions / countries.
At Equant
- As Head of Sales, Eastern Europe grew revenues by 65% to $24.5m over an 18 month period whilst consolidating field sales operations and managing costs down within tight budgets.
- Responsible for Equant's largest ever Eastern European contract - a $16m Build Operate Transfer project with a major Eastern European Telco.