This year marks the third time Antoine Patte, EMEA Sales Director, has achieved Le Club status. He is described by others as the consummate salesperson, “a salesperson in CAPS,” as Emilio Roman, Vice President of Sales EMEA, puts it. “It means that customers are at the center of his life,” he adds. While having a long talk with Antoine about his diverse work and life experiences, I also discovered his taste for adventure (and his aversion to boredom). Part 1: Life in the jungle JW: I understand you lived in Guatemala when you were twenty. How did you end up.
Le Club 2018
In her work, activities, and interests, Michele Lynch is seemingly everywhere at once. Besides her travel, her collaboration with Cisco involves constant network expansion, working to support Cisco’s short and long-term goals including training Cisco employees and facilitating engagement between Cisco’s and Scality’s sales teams.
In her work, activities, and interests, Michele Lynch is seemingly everywhere at once. Besides her travel, her collaboration with Cisco involves constant network expansion, working to support Cisco’s short and long-term goals including training Cisco employees and facilitating engagement between Cisco’s and Scality’s sales teams.
Just five years ago, Serge Halberstadt led the life of a musician... he was on a break from his career in IT management and consulting. Needless to say, he's back in IT, and he's demonstrating the fearlessness that goes with such a radical experiment. Read his story.
Maxime Lubin is known for his perseverance, from running marathon-length races in extreme conditions to eradicating software bugs. He studied at Keio University in Japan and is now a Software and Data Engineer at Scality.
Chris Harvey, Lead Architect for the EMEA team, has been with Scality for almost seven years. He's a highly-respected go-to-man with answers, advice and a willingness to help.
Emilio Roman, VP of Sales EMEA and Global Alliances leads an energetic work life which has him heading to international destinations constantly. As a sales leader at heart Emilio admits to possessing a competitive streak. “I always try to win. If that’s what it means to be competitive, then yes, I am.” This persevering spirit is highly respected by his colleagues.
Tyna Callahan has led a storied professional life. “The start of my career was totally based on being in the right place at the right time,” she admits. Ironically, despite her father’s experience with running data center companies, she didn’t picture herself in the IT field.
Behind an unassuming exterior is a man who is precise and thoughtful. Rached Ben Mustapha, software engineer and tech lead in the San Francisco office puts a lot of thought and intention into all that he does.
Pierre Guéant: A technologist at heart who goes the extra mile “I’d rather go into something where I don’t know anything than get bored,” admits Pierre Guéant, whose recent success with Scality’s Spanish accounts has furthered his reputation as an outstanding sales engineer. Indeed, when faced with unfamiliar territory, Pierre seems completely undaunted, even fired up. When he first arrived at Scality three years ago, he joined as an email specialist with zero knowledge about data storage. “That was the interesting part—learning about storage, about new technology, just trying to understand how things work.” Beyond expanding his understanding of new.
