Sakari Ikäläinen

Sakari Ikäläinen is an experienced professional at Cisco, serving as Team Lead for Embedded Renewal Managers since September 2013, leading a team of 10 renewal managers across the EMEA market. Previous roles at Cisco include Team Lead for Partner Renewals in South Europe & MEA, Partner Renewal Manager for the Middle East and Africa, and Finland Channel Transformation Lead, among others. In these positions, Sakari has successfully managed substantial annual recurring revenues and fostered partner enablement and collaboration. Prior to Cisco, Sakari worked at IBM in Sales Support, assisting with licensing and customer data management. Sakari holds a Master of Science in Information and Service Management from Aalto University.