Robert Gutschenritter

Robert Gutschenritter has a diverse and extensive work experience in the sales and business development field. Robert is currently working as a Regional Sales Manager at eGain Corporation since December 2021.

Prior to this role, they worked as an Enterprise Sales Director at AudioCodes from December 2020 to December 2021. Before that, they served as a Regional Sales professional at J2 Global from February 2020 to November 2020.

Robert Gutschenritter also has experience working at Calix as a Regional Sales Manager from February 2018 to January 2020. In this role, they focused on business development and selling cloud solutions, smart home connectivity, and business transformation services.

Robert worked as a Sales and Business Strategy Consultant in their self-employed capacity from 2016 to 2020, providing consulting services in sales and business strategy.

Prior to being self-employed, Robert Gutschenritter held a key position at Ingram Micro where they served as the Director/GM, Sales, Unified Communication & Collaboration (UCC) from 2014 to 2016. In this role, they developed a go-to-market strategy and built a successful sales practice with a revenue growth of $190m.

Robert also worked at Avaya as a Sales Leader, managing direct sales to service providers and channel sales to enterprise customers from 2011 to 2013. Robert achieved significant revenue growth for a key service provider through a successful turnaround strategy.

Robert Gutschenritter's earlier experience includes leadership positions at Alcatel-Lucent, where they served as a Regional Vice President, Sales, Sprint Account from 2008 to 2010. In this role, they generated $140m in new revenue by introducing innovative solutions for mobile technology, IP networking, and security.

Robert also held the position of Director, Sales, Service Provider Group - Alltel (Verizon) Account at Alcatel-Lucent from 2000 to 2007. Robert successfully increased yearly revenue by $120m through effective relationship management and team empowerment.

Before joining Alcatel-Lucent, Robert Gutschenritter worked at Bell Labs Lucent Technologies as a Senior Manager. Robert managed the bidding and proposal process for new wireless network deployments and played a significant role in capturing $1B of new wireless network business. Robert also led new business development initiatives and won multiple communication network contracts.

Overall, Robert Gutschenritter has a proven track record in sales leadership, business development, and successfully driving revenue growth in the technology industry.

Robert Gutschenritter earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Accounting and Finance from Northwest Missouri State University. Additionally, they obtained the certifications of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA) in October 1994, and Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from the AICPA in September 2008.