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Roland Zelles

Roland Zelles has more than 35 years of international leadership experience in the software and high-tech industry. As Chief Revenue Officer and Senior Vice President at Autodesk, he was responsible for global revenue (>$6 billion) across all customer segments and GTM across all sales channels in a changing digital environment. After leaving corporate life, he now devotes himself to his passion for innovation, start-ups and education. He supports young companies and private equity firms as a strategic advisor and is an Ambassador and Lecturer at the Scheer School of Digital Sciences, where he shares his experience in digital transformation and sales.

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the key to the news

Mit unserem Newsletter bleibst du immer auf dem Laufenden. Melde dich jetzt an und erhalte exklusive Lerninhalte, Webinare und Event-Infos vor allen anderen.