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Raleigh, NC (August 1st, 2022) – Opex Technologies is pleased to announce two appointments to its executive leadership team. Joining are Randy Friedberg as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Jamin Hester as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
“Today is an exciting day for Opex Technologies. The addition of Randy and Jamin to our executive leadership team is an instant win for Opex and our clients. Together, these two talented leaders bring a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise to our team which will translate into more value for our clients and help to foster the collaborative and client-centered culture we have built.”
Courtney Humphrey, CEO, Opex Technologies.
Joining Opex from AppSmart, where he served as Vice President of Sales, Managing Partners, Friedberg brings 20+ years of technology and channel sales leadership, having held a succession of channel management and sales roles with Nuvox (acquired by Windstream), Green Cloud Technologies and Converged Network Services Group (CNSG), which was acquired by AppSmart. In his role as Opex’s CSO, Friedberg will leverage his strong track record for success and strategic growth to optimize and execute on the Opex Master Distributor relationship, and develop new opportunities for Opex and its clients, by mapping KPI’s and resources to improved business processes. He will also oversee provider relations and develop strategies for creating opportunity to strengthen provider relationships through KPI’s, marketing and enablement.
“Opex has a strong reputation for offering the best business processes, engineering support, pricing support and data to help its clients make the best data-driven decisions when selecting technologies to support their digital journey. I am thrilled to be joining Opex and look forward to being a part of an exceptional team focused on delivering value that results in an optimal client and partner experience.”
Randy Friedberg, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Opex Technologies
Hester brings nearly two decades of experience in managing enterprise and commercial accounts as well as leading commercial sales teams, to Opex. Most recently, he served as Regional Sales Leader at Cisco where he led a large commercial sales team in delivering consistent year-over-year growth including $150MM product, software and service sales. He is enthusiastic about technology, believes that digital transformation can be a key differentiator, and that the alignment of technology and business objectives can drive new and improved business outcomes for clients and partners. As CRO for Opex, Hester will lead the managing partner sales team in its continued growth, evaluation of new markets, and in improving the sales process and overall client engagement, experience and support.
“My passion is working with great people. I get a great deal of satisfaction from helping drive success for both internal teams and clients. There’s something special that happens when technology and business strategy align, offering opportunities to build successful, trusted partnerships that are long lasting. Opex’s Trusted Advisor model is an exciting evolution in how clients engage around technology transformation projects and I am honored to lead this very talented team of Managing Partners.”
Jamin Hester, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Opex Technologies
Humphrey added, “We remain committed to recruiting and empowering the best advisors in the business, and delivering a portfolio that includes the best solutions and technologies available to our clients. Jamin’s breadth of knowledge as a sales leader combined with Randy’s deep understanding of the IT channel, the provider landscape, the role of the master distributor, and the Trusted Advisor community, will without a doubt contribute to the overall growth and strategy of our channel business.”
Opex Technologies, founded in 2004, is a leading Trusted Advisor for Technology Transformation Projects (TTP) and Strategic Leadership as a Service (SlaaS). We help IT leaders and departments align the needs of the business with IT strategy so they can make the best informed data driven decisions on technology services, solutions and providers thanks to our unmatched market expertise, institutional knowledge, combined team experience and in-house Opex IP. Opex Technologies sits on our clients side of the table when it comes time to assess, engineer, procure, implement and manage technology transformation services, solutions and providers. But it is our Client Success and Experience team that we are most proud of. Your secret weapon for achieving complete success once the contract is signed. Implementation and ongoing account management is where the rubber meets the road and why we support our clients for the entire lifecycle of the chosen technology. For more information, visit www.opextechnologies.com or connect on Twitter or LinkedIn.
