La\u00e9rcio Albuquerque is the new leader of the region. The executive focuses on growth, organizational culture and digital transformation<\/i><\/p>\n
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Cisco, the world leader in technology, announced last Monday (15) that La\u00e9rcio Albuquerque is the new vice president of Cisco for Latin America. In his new position, the executive will lead the company's sales in the region and will be responsible for helping customers, partners and governments to accelerate their digital transformation to achieve an economic and social impact.<\/p>\n
La\u00e9rcio has been with Cisco for five years as president of the company in Brazil, where he worked focused on digital transformation and innovation across the country. Recently La\u00e9rcio launched the digital acceleration initiative, Brasil Digital e Inclusivo, in addition to building strategic partnerships with local governments and important leaders and boosting Cisco's mission to positively impact the lives of millions of Brazilians through the Cisco Networking Academy. Throughout its history, Cisco do Brasil was widely recognized for its culture of diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cLa\u00e9rcio is the right leader for Cisco Latin America,\u201d says Jeff Sharritts, senior vice president of sales for Cisco Americas. "Its intense focus on growth, culture and digital transformation will be fundamental as our customers and partners move towards the resumption of their business".<\/p>\n
Cisco is committed to Latin America with strategic investments across the region, including the global Country Digital Acceleration program - underway in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Cisco has operated in the region since 1993, currently employing approximately 2,500 employees and 5,700 partners.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very excited about the opportunity to lead Cisco's business in this important and dynamic region,\u201d says La\u00e9rcio Albuquerque, the new leader for Cisco Latin America. \u201cMore than ever, technology has played a fundamental role in our lives. Together with our customers, we are securely connecting businesses, governments, education and health systems - while building a more inclusive future for everyone, \u201dhe says.<\/p>\n
La\u00e9rcio has been working in the technology sector for about 35 years. Before Cisco, he held important leadership positions in Brazil and Latin America. He worked at CA Technologies for 20 years, where he held several leadership positions, including country manager in Brazil and president and general manager for Latin America. The executive has a degree in Systems Analysis and Business Administration from Faculdades Associadas de S\u00e3o Paulo (FASP) and an Executive MBA from Insper.<\/p>\n
Cisco is in the process of appointing the next president of the Brazilian operation and is expected to share details in the coming weeks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La\u00e9rcio Albuquerque \u00e9 o novo l\u00edder da regi\u00e3o. O executivo tem como foco crescimento, cultura organizacional e transforma\u00e7\u00e3o digital A Cisco, l\u00edder mundial de tecnologia, anunciou na \u00faltima segunda-feira (15)\u00a0 que La\u00e9rcio Albuquerque \u00e9 o novo vice-presidente da Cisco para Am\u00e9rica Latina. Em sua nova posi\u00e7\u00e3o, o executivo vai liderar as vendas da empresa na […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,19],"tags":[934,1143,1145,1147,1144,1146],"class_list":["post-30936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coluna-4","category-ultimas-noticias","tag-acelerando-a-transformacao-digital","tag-cicso","tag-cultura-organizacao","tag-laercio-albuquerque","tag-nomeacao-de-executivo","tag-retomada-de-negocios"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n