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Oliver Tuszik

President

Cisco EMEA

Oliver Tuszik is President of Cisco’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). With responsibility for Cisco’s growth, business and operations across the region, Oliver’s focus is on driving strategies which deliver on customers’ technology and sustainability transformation requirements and help to close the digital divide. Under his leadership and working closely with a regional ecosystem of partners, Cisco’s EMEA region delivers over $13bn annually and represents more than a quarter of Cisco’s revenue. Prior to his current role, Tuszik successfully led Cisco's Global Partner Sales and General Manager of Routes to Market for five years. Approximately 90 percent of Cisco’s annual bookings are through partners, who complement and differentiate Cisco in the market by helping deliver business outcomes for customers through their unique solutions and capabilities. Tuszik and his team supported this global ecosystem, identifying, incubating, and scaling routes to market to ensure customers can buy and consume solutions in the way that best meets their needs. Tuszik joined Cisco over a decade ago as the Germany Country Leader where he drove five years of successive growth. During this time, Cisco Germany became a worldwide role model for the company’s Country Digitization Acceleration activities and was twice awarded #1 Great Place to Work®. Before joining Cisco, Tuszik was the CEO of Computacenter in Germany, one of Cisco’s largest partners. He led the consulting business, managed partner strategy, and spent two years running their networking & security business. Tuszik also spent many years in international leadership roles for GE Capital IT Solutions and CompuNet. He holds an Electronic Engineering degree and a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networks from RWTH Aachen University in Germany, and is a passionate advocate for people living with diabetes.

Articles

Celebrating Our Cisco Partners Who Advance Environmental Sustainability

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Today we are thrilled to announce the Cisco 2022 sustainability partner challenge winners for Asia Pacific, Japan, China (APJC), Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Canada and Latin America (AMER Int’l).

Create the Talent of the Future

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Cisco believes equally in sustained support over time to help other people beyond moments of crisis. The Talent Bridge program addresses the tech skills gap, connecting Cisco and partner employers to qualified candidates.

Record 38 Cisco Leaders Make CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel List

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Every year in May, CRN releases their highly-anticipated Women of the Channel List. This year’s list is not only the largest yet, but the number of Cisco leaders who were named to CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel list is the most ever at 38!

The Much-Overlooked Barrier of Growth

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What will make this industry thrive, grow, evolve and stay relevant is our ability to attract and nurture a community that is truly as diverse as the markets, customers and technologies we represent. I’m referring to our collective diversity.

Envisioning more Partner Value with ThousandEyes, Now All In with the Channel

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We’re helping our partners further deliver on their commitment to customers by announcing that Cisco ThousandEyes is moving to a full channel sales model. I’m thrilled about this and the work our teams are doing to support partners' needs in adding this capability to their Cisco portfolio.

Building On Our Success for the Opportunities Ahead

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If 2021 is any indication, 2022 will continue to be challenging – at least in the beginning. But at the same time, it also marks a period of potential growth, profitability, and an opportunity to reach higher.

Announcing Cisco’s 2021 Partner Summit Global Award Winners!

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Cisco Partner Summit is always a time to celebrate the incredible things partners have made possible, and every year, as part of this great event, we recognize our top-performing partners and their incredible achievements. I’m thrilled to announce the 20 global partners receiving top honors at this year’s Partner Summit.

Make Everything Possible

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Cisco Partner Summit 2021 is around the corner! I hope you’re looking forward to this special event as much as I am. Registration is now open, and I can’t wait to celebrate everything you’ve helped make possible—and will continue to make possible.

Look Closely Before Hitting “Buy”

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I was about to hit “Buy” for a name brand microphone when I noticed something was a bit off. Looking more closely, I realized this was not the true brand I thought it was and that it was being sold by a suspicious third party. My experience was trivial compared to what can happen to Cisco’s partners with gray market and counterfeit products which account for over $1 Billion in displaced sales annually.

Sneak Peek at Exclusive Cisco Live Content

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At the end of the month, we’ll TURN IT UP at Cisco Live! Cisco partners and distributors will be able to enjoy exclusive content as part of our Early Access Experience starting on March 22.

The Most Wonderful Time of an Unusual Year

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This year, more than ever, I am grateful for you, our partners, and for everything we’ve learned and achieved together.

Cisco’s 2020 Partner Summit Digital Global Award Winners!

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Each year at Partner Summit, we recognize our top-performing partners and their incredible achievements. Even though we are not in person in 2020, Cisco Partner Summit Digital is no different--and Oliver Tuszik is thrilled to announce the 19 global partners receiving top honors at this year’s event.

Future Ready, Together

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Get a glimpse into why Oliver Tuszik is so excited about Partner Summit Digital in his latest video!

Be Future Ready

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This year marks a special Partner Summit in an all-digital format, which allows Cisco to include more partners than ever before. See what SVP Oliver Tuszik has to say as registration opens for the event.

When Our Partners Win, We Win

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The formula for our success is actually quite simple. When our partners win, Cisco wins. OK, there’s a little more to this but in essence our partners win because you’re listening to the needs of our customers, because you are developing innovative solutions that complement Cisco technology and services, and because you are expanding your edge and delivering unique value that sets you apart.

Ensuring Your Success by Adapting to the New Normal

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Oliver Tuszik talked about “owning your edge” at Cisco Partner Summit 2019, and Cisco remains committed to that purpose. Read more about how Cisco is helping our partners perform and transform to deliver even more value for customers.

Helping Partners Support Customer Business Continuity

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The new Business Resiliency Program is designed to help partners and customers make the investments that can keep them productive and in business, and ultimately emerge even stronger.

Navigating Uncharted Waters for Cisco Partners

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See how Cisco SVP Oliver Tuszik is helping partners navigate uncertainty with updates on collaboration tools and the Cisco supply chain.

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