Patricia Hume Appointed Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Patricia “Pat” Hume has been appointed as senior vice president of worldwide sales. In this role, Hume will report directly to CEO Walter Scott and will expand GFI’s worldwide channel sales program.
“Pat Hume is a respected industry veteran with chronicled success building and growing profitable sales programs at some of the largest technology companies in the world,” said Walter Scott, chief executive officer, GFI Software. “We look forward to having her extensive experience and leadership guiding and expanding our global network of partners and customers.”
As senior vice president of worldwide sales, Hume will leverage her 29 years of industry experience and will be responsible for expanding the reach and success of GFI’s channel sales. Having worked for some of the technology industry’s biggest companies, her expertise with large business will help craft the company’s strategy as it continues to expand its worldwide presence.
Prior to GFI, Hume held two positions at SAP and started as global senior vice president of channel sales for small/medium enterprises. After two years in that position, she was promoted to senior vice president of all indirect sales. Before SAP, Hume was with Avaya where she oversaw global channel sales for small/medium enterprises and was quickly promoted to Group Vice President of the SME Division. Hume started her distinguished career at IBM where she held numerous management positions in R+D, Marketing, Sales, and Channel. After 17 years at the company she left having attained the position of vice president of business partner sales and marketing for IBM’s Lotus Division.
“Having successfully managed both domestic and international markets, I look forward to challenging myself again in a setting where I can rapidly contribute to driving company growth and expansion,” said Pat Hume. “GFI is poised for success and it presents to me the opportunity I was seeking. The prospect of working closely with Walter Scott and the GFI team made this an easy decision.”
About the Author: Jesmond Darmanin
Jesmond is Senior Web Marketer at GFI Software, with a keen interest in social media. He is an avid tech enthusiast who is always up-to-date with the latest tech and mobile operating systems, particularly Android.
