“Power today comes from sharing information, not withholding it.” – Keith FerrazziI am a C-Suite Executive Leader with extensive experience in Sales, Marketing, CX, and Operations P&L specializing in driving visionary transformations and effective executions. As a multiple award recipient of President's Cabinet and Winners Circle, I have demonstrated excellence in driving revenue and leading well.I am known for my agility and versatility leading four distinct business units at Verizon: B2B (wireless and wireline), B2C, and SaaS, each with unique challenges and business models. I have a proven track record spanning diverse organizations, from $100M to multibillion-dollar ventures.LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTSResults-Driven Revenue Generation. I apply a results-driven approach to revenue generation with a bias for execution and orchestrating strategic and efficient execution of implementable solutions. People and Culture Leadership. I foster high-performance cultures, empowering teams to pivot in dynamic environments while accelerating transformation with communication and interpersonal management, building trust, and driving accountability, resulting in high-performing teams. Solving Complex Challenges. I develop innovative strategies aligned with long-term organizational goals, simplify complex challenges, and priority solutions through collaboration across diverse management teams.AFFILIATIONS | AWARDSFast Company Impact Council (January 2023 – Present)Recipient of multiple awards: President’s Cabinet and Winners CircleADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEVerizon - Director Global Enterprise Sales Verizon - Regional Director of Data Verizon - National Account Manager Alcatel-Lucent - Account ManagerLykes Pasco, Inc. - Account Executive
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Senior Vice President RevopsHolmanDenver, Co, Us -
Senior Vice President Sales EnablementHolman Apr 2024 - PresentMount Laurel, Nj, Us -
Vice President And General ManagerBluejeans By Verizon Jan 2022 - Apr 2024San Jose, Ca - California, UsI led end-to-end transformation at a 400-person global team, $80M annual revenue SaaS video brand for Sales, Operations, Marketing, CX, support, product design, and go-to-market strategy in Europe, Asia, and North America, while reporting to SVP and CRO Business Markets and SaaS.● Executed business transformation initiative involving restructuring of support and GTM teams, product optimization, and implemented customer care revenue accretion strategy resulting in 44% surge in direct bookings in 2022, followed by a 65% increase in 2023.● Implemented customer lifecycle management strategy with automation, enabling 64% reduction in churn, equivalent to $22M in retained revenue. -
Vice President Of SalesVerizon Business Jan 2019 - Jan 2022Basking Ridge, Nj, UsI led end-to-end delivery and transformation of $2B annual revenue business unit with 800 employees, specializing in connectivity, advanced communications, and security. I oversaw sales, marketing, operations, commercial models, and support teams while reporting to SVP of Business Markets.● Accelerated FiOS business solutions strategically, achieving YoY growth of $50M by implementing ‘next best offer’ strategy, process simplification for sales and distribution expansion. ● Implemented partnership and alliances strategy achieving 10% YoY growth in connectivity in 2021, reaching $149M, surpassing plan by 5%. -
Vice President: B2B Product And Business DevelopmentVerizon Business Oct 2017 - Jan 2019Basking Ridge, Nj, UsI created multi-billion-dollar business providing fixed and mobile (4G/5G) connectivity with ‘office suite’ of solutions for SMB/MM businesses, owning entire ideation-to-execution of product, while reporting to SVP of Business Development.● Elevated and scaled the Fixed Wireless Access (4/5G) and wireline connectivity businesses. ● Developed Verizon’s fixed wireless access offering, currently >$500M in annual revenue.
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Vice President Of Sales, BusinessVerizon Business Nov 2015 - Oct 2017Basking Ridge, Nj, UsI led transformation and end-to-end delivery of $3B business, comprising 450 employees selling networking, cloud, security, Internet of Things (IoT), and managed services to large, global enterprises with largest B2B customers, while reporting to SVP of Enterprise. ● Implemented strategic overhaul of GTM delivery, transitioned team to four “super verticals” enabling domain expertise and improved value propositions achieving 9% year-over-year increase in connections volume, while driving IoT revenue up by 28% year-over-year. ● Enhanced sales enablement strategy (pipeline velocity and opportunity win rate) to improve on dominant market share (from 55% (2015) to 60% (2017), marking 6% YOY increase in net margin.
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President (Ceo)- Mountain RegionVerizon Jun 2012 - Nov 2015Basking Ridge, Nj, UsI pivoted 1700 employees, $3.5B business, while serving 4.7M mobile wireless customers to growth model by collaborating with revenue departments for growing and retaining consumers and businesses: I led marketing, operations, CX, finance and public relations teams, while reporting to Area President. ● Transformed direct and indirect distribution with customized, by market, strategy that drove 16% subscriber growth, elevating total revenue by 7.1% YoY to $3.5B.● Achieved consistent 10.6% EBITDA growth by expanding customer base, increasing share in underperforming markets, eliminating unnecessary expenses, and improving operational efficiency resulting in earning top performing EBITDA awards three years consecutively. -
Executive Director - Business Marketing And OperationsVerizon Jun 2011 - Jun 2012Basking Ridge, Nj, UsI transformed customer experiences, intuitive offers, and reinvented product portfolio. While reporting to VP of Marketing, I led IoT contract simplification, drove 21% YoY growth, cultivated culture of excellence by increasing accountability and reward KPI's resulting in increased employee retention by 15%.
Chris Lewter Education Details
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Bowling Green State UniversityMarketing
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Chris Lewter works for Holman
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Chris Lewter's current role is Senior Vice President RevOps.
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Chris Lewter attended Bowling Green State University.
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