Kent Thomas

Background

About Kent Thomas

Qualifications Summary In his broad and extensive career with IBM, Mr. Thomas has demonstrated success in business development, marketing, sales leadership, business strategy development, management consulting, complex opportunity management, and most recently, worldwide POWER OEM Business Development. In his current role as Business Development Executive for POWER OEM, Mr. Thomas’ responsibilities include identifying, developing and building technology relationships based on IBM infrastructure architecture with multinational and local business solution providers in Europe, Russia and China. Mr. Thomas works directly with OEM Clients and across IBM server, software and services teams building organizational capability to address the business requirements. Professional Recognition • Eighteen IBM 100% Club Awards • IBM Sales Leadership Awards 2017, 2011, 2009, 2006 • Western Region Sales Leadership Award • Selected to attend IBM Presidents Class • Elected President of Marketing Education Sales School Additional Skills • Former Director, Laguna Bancshares, a holding company for community-based financial institutions in West Texas, responsible for Executive recruiting and strategic planning Education • The University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia B.A, Political Science, • The University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee • Post Graduate work in management completed at Babson College; Cambridge, Massachusetts, and American University; Washington D.C. • Post Graduate work in opportunity development completed at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania