Manuel Pineda is an experienced Global Account Director at Pure Storage, overseeing the global relationship with a major Global Systems Integrator since October 2019. Previously, at Dell EMC from March 2012 to October 2019, Manuel served as Capgemini EMEA Alliance Manager, managing a team of Alliance Managers and strategic alliances while driving innovative solutions and contract negotiations. Prior to that, as OBS Global Alliance Manager at Dell EMC (2009-2012), Manuel facilitated business growth for Orange Business Services. Early career experience includes serving as Senior Account Manager at EMC (2001-2008) for major enterprise accounts, and as Sales Manager at Syntegra (1995-2001). Manuel holds an Engineering degree in Electronics from Polytech Paris-Sud, awarded between 1989 and 1992.