Charles Ferland
Vice President & General Manager, Edge computing & Telecom
Lenovo
Country or State
Canada
Bio
Business Executive with 25 years of experience in computer network, enterprise software and data center related environments, sales and management across North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Experience in building complex and effective organization from being the “first-man-on-the-ground” to a full-scaled direct sales organization supported by a two-tier channel model. Proven sales management track record across multi-cultural and complex go-to-market strategies. Direct report to CEO with overall responsibility and accountability of business operations and global strategy. Outstanding communication skills with participating in international conference keynotes, press and business/IT analysts. Deep technical skills of SDN, NFV, 5G, NFV, SDN, edge computing, datacenter networking, IP/MPLS WAN networking, server and network virtualization, cloud networking, software-defined datacenter (SDDC), IP routing protocols (i.e.: BGP, OSPF), etc.
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Current Position
Vice President & General Manager, Edge computing & Telecom at Lenovo
Degrees
MBA, Master Buisness Administration