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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.

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August 4, 2020

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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.

May 28, 2020

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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.

April 14, 2020

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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.

March 12, 2020

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Navigating Uncharted Waters for Cisco Partners

3 min read

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

December 20, 2019

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Owning Your Edge can be as Simple as Lending an Ear

2 min read

Now that 2019 is winding down, I hope you’re wrapping up the year and getting ready for some well-deserved festivities with family and friends (I know I am!). Before it’s time to raise a glass and ring in the new year, I wanted to raise a glass to you, our amazing Cisco partners. 365 days […]

October 29, 2019

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Your edge matters. Let’s own it together.

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Our theme for Cisco Partner Summit 2019 is Own your Edge. What exactly does that mean for you? Here’s a preview for Cisco partners meeting with us in Las Vegas.

October 1, 2019

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Perform, Transform… and Protect!

2 min read

Oliver Tuszik provides updates on how Cisco not only performs and transforms with its partners, but provides brand protection too.

June 20, 2019

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A Look Back at Cisco Live 2019

2 min read

SVP of Cisco's Global Partner Organization, Oliver Tuszik, takes a look back at Cisco Live 2019 in San Diego.

May 7, 2019

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Perform and Transform with Cisco

5 min read

Oliver Tuszik provides an overview of how to perform and transform with Cisco. Maintain and grow your current business while transforming your business for the future.