Eric Gohdes

Vice President, North America at Xensam

Eric Gohdes has a diverse work experience in the field of IT asset management. Eric is currently the Vice President of North America at Xensam. Prior to this, they worked at Certero, where they held the position of Director of International Business Development and Director of North America. At Certero, they specialized in IT hardware and software asset management, helping organizations optimize their software expenditure and streamline the software lifecycle.

Before their role at Certero, Eric worked at Snow Software as the Manager of the North Central Region. Eric was responsible for developing software asset management solutions to help companies cut costs and reduce risks. Prior to that, they were the SAM Business Development Manager at SoftwareONE, where they focused on software licensing and account management for SMB and lower Enterprise customers.

Eric also has experience at Microsoft, where they worked as an Inside Software Asset Engagement Manager and Inside Sales Account Executive. In these roles, they played a key part in Microsoft's SAM initiative, driving software inventory analysis and licensing guidance for large to mid-sized organizations.

At the beginning of their career, Eric worked at Paramount Sports as the Marketing and Sales Manager. Eric assisted in advertising decisions, managed part-time associates, and ensured high standards of customer satisfaction.

Overall, Eric Gohdes has a strong background in IT asset management, software licensing, and customer relationship management across various organizations.

Eric Gohdes completed their Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication at Minnesota State University Moorhead from 2000 to 2005.

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  • Vice President, North America

    September, 2023 - present