Amber Forke

Amber Forke has a strong background in sales and business development, particularly in the technology industry. Amber currently holds the position of Senior Director of Sales and Storage Solutions at Viking Enterprise Solutions, where they lead the design, manufacturing, and sales of server and storage platforms for datacenters and enterprise markets. With over 25 years of experience in OEM design expertise, Amber Forke has played a key role in establishing strategic partnerships with major Cloud Service Providers.

Before joining Viking Enterprise Solutions, Amber Forke served as the Sales Director for Next Wave Cloud at Lenovo. During their time there, they successfully grew revenue 15 times from September 2020 to September 2021. Prior to Lenovo, they were the Director of Sales for Data Center Solutions at Nexans, where they developed and led the go-to-market strategy for the start-up division.

Amber Forke also has experience in global hyperscale sales, having worked at Brocade, which was later sold. In this role, they managed hyperscale customers worldwide and offered products such as SaaS solutions, SAN switches and directors, and IP switches and routers. Amber also held the position of Director of Worldwide Enterprise Sales & Support at SanDisk, where they were responsible for cloud and hyperscale customer company strategy globally.

Earlier in their career, Amber Forke worked as the Senior Manager of Worldwide OEM Cloud Sales at HGST, a Western Digital company. Amber also served as a WorldWide OEM Sales Manager at Advanced Micro Devices, where they developed and implemented company strategies for managing Cisco Systems and their contract manufacturers. Amber successfully negotiated a master purchase agreement with Cisco and achieved substantial revenue growth.

Amber Forke's experience also includes roles at Maxtor, where they were responsible for developing and managing consumer electronic OEM customers and their contract manufacturers, as well as at IBM, where they focused on retail channel sales and marketing for storage products.

Overall, Amber Forke's extensive work experience demonstrates their expertise in sales, business development, and strategic planning in the technology industry.

Amber Forke has obtained a Bachelor's degree from Penn State University. However, no specific information regarding the start or end year, as well as the field of study, is provided.