Ernesto Beneke

Ernesto Beneke currently serves as the Regional Vice President EMEA at ZEDEDA, a position held since August 2023, where the focus is on enhancing visibility, security, and control over distributed edge computing. Before ZEDEDA, Ernesto held several senior leadership roles at Salesforce from July 2018 to December 2022, culminating as Senior Director, Head of Sales Development for Central EMEA, managing a team of over 140 staff across 22 countries and significantly improving sales performance. Prior experience at Cisco spanned from June 2005 to September 2017, where Ernesto excelled as Client Director for A1 Group and held multiple director positions, driving substantial growth and key account management across EMEA. Earlier career milestones include leadership roles at ONE, TOP Business AG, and Lucent Technologies, showcasing a consistent trajectory of strategic sales and business development achievements, supported by a strong educational background including a degree in Product Engineering from Hochschule Furtwangen and further studies at Henley Business School.