Kern Taylor

Kern Taylor is a skilled sales and technology professional with extensive experience at Cisco since December 1999, currently serving as Senior Director, Sales. In this role, Kern develops and executes innovative sales programs targeting revenue and market share growth across various sectors, including networking and cloud management. Previous positions at Cisco include Customer Solutions Director, where strategic revenue growth and client satisfaction were prioritized, and Customer Solutions Manager, which involved managing high-performance teams and deploying solutions for enterprise financial services. Kern also held roles as Senior Enterprise Architect and Enterprise Architect, focusing on aligning technological strategies with business needs. Prior to Cisco, Kern worked at Dimension Data as a Network Engineer, providing solutions for major financial institutions. Kern holds an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of the Witwatersrand.