Steve Petermann
About Steve Petermann
Steve Petermann is the Director of Sales - Southeast at Barracuda, with over 15 years of sales leadership experience in the enterprise software market, specializing in cloud security solutions.
Company
Steve Petermann currently holds the position of Director of Sales - Southeast at Barracuda in the Greater Atlanta Area.
Title
Steve Petermann is the Director of Sales - Southeast at Barracuda.
Previous Roles and Experience
Steve Petermann previously worked as the Director of Sales at Workfront from 2016 to 2019. Before that, he was the Director of Sales, Oracle Social at Oracle from 2010 to 2016. At Vitrue, Inc., which was acquired by Oracle, he served as the Director of Mid-Market Sales from 2010 to 2012. He also held the position of Sr. Territory Account Manager at Websense from 2009 to 2010 and was the Regional Sales Manager at Secure Computing from 2004 to 2009 and at CipherTrust from 2004 to 2008. Additionally, he worked in Enterprise B2B and Channel Sales at 14 South Networks from 2002 to 2004, Channel Sales at Nortel from 2001 to 2002, and Sales at Alteon Websystems from 2000 to 2001.
Education and Expertise
Steve Petermann studied Finance at Appalachian State University, achieving his degree from 1990 to 1995. With over 15 years of sales leadership experience in the enterprise software market, he specializes in cloud security solutions for enterprise customers, developing and executing effective sales strategies, and coaching and mentoring sales teams.
Skills and Knowledge
Steve Petermann is proficient in negotiating complex contracts, understanding customer buying motivators and behaviors, and building strong relationships with key decision-makers. He is knowledgeable about the challenges and opportunities in the cloud security landscape and aims to help customers protect their data, applications, and infrastructure from cyber threats while enabling them to achieve their business goals and outcomes.