Paul Schmerold
About Paul Schmerold
Paul Schmerold serves as the Vice President for the Great Lakes Region at Verint, where he leads a sales team focused on customer satisfaction. He has extensive experience in sales and account management, having held various positions at notable companies such as IBM, Silicon Graphics, and SAP.
Current Role at Verint
Paul Schmerold serves as the Vice President for the Great Lakes Region at Verint, a position he has held since 2018. In this role, he leads a sales team focused on achieving high levels of customer satisfaction within the region. His leadership is characterized by a commitment to customer engagement and the effective use of technology solutions.
Previous Experience at IBM
Paul Schmerold has extensive experience at IBM, where he held multiple roles over several years. He served as the North American Sales Manager for Big Data from 2011 to 2014, and as a Senior Account Executive from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he worked as the Analytics Software Sales Manager for the Public Sector and Healthcare from 2014 to 2017, and briefly as the AI, Data & Analytics Sales Manager in 2018.
Educational Background
Paul Schmerold earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Supply Chain from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied from 1986 to 1990. He later obtained an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, specializing in Marketing, Finance, and Management Strategy, completing his studies from 1995 to 1997.
Career History and Expertise
Throughout his career, Paul Schmerold has held various positions in sales and account management across multiple companies. He worked at Silicon Graphics as a Global Account Manager from 1995 to 2002, and at NCR Corporation as a Senior Telco Account Manager from 1990 to 1995. He also held roles at PTC and SAP/Business Objects, focusing on strategic account sales and financial services.
Recognition and Leadership
Paul Schmerold is recognized as a thought leader in areas such as customer engagement, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, and analytics. He has a proven track record of building teams that achieve significant revenue growth, demonstrating his effectiveness in sales leadership and strategic account management.