Upside Learning has recently appointedย James Rasmussenย asย Area VP Sales for Americas. James will be responsible for managing and growing Upside Learningโs sales operations and business development in the US region.
An experienced sales leader, James has more than 20 years of success in developing high performing salespeople, sales teams and sales channels in theย eLearningย andย enterprise talent managementย space. Most recently, James was the Region Sales Leader at HRsoft, prior to which he was VP, Sales Development at Richardson and Senior Sales Director at Kenexa. Some of Jamesโ key specialties includeย Enterprise Learningย &ย Talent Managementย andย Complex Sales Development. He has the ability to forecast, plan and execute in a dynamic marketโ a skill he has honed over the years in theย Salesย andย HR domain.
Amit Gautam, Director and Coโfounder of Upside Learning, who also oversees the Sales operations in the US, commented, โJamesโ experience, perspective and leadership will be instrumental in growing Upside Learningโs business and presence in the US. I am confident that he will be able to steer our sales team in the right direction.โ
I am excited to be joining a market leader in the workplace learning technology solutions space. Upside Learningโs core focus of helping organisation improve performance through its learning and development solutions aligns perfectly with the kind of work Iโve done throughout my career!
