Chris Hummel

President, North America and Global Chief Marketing Officer

Chris Hummel joined Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) in April 2010 and currently serves as the President of North America, the head of Global Sales, and the global Chief Marketing Officer.

In his North America role, he is responsible for sales, service and delivery to our extensive customer base in the North American region.  He also leads SEN's global accounts effort across all regions of the globe and drives the successful partnerships of our global alliances and global indirect divisions.  As CMO, he oversees all global marketing activities across the company and supports the development of corporate and go-to-market strategies.  He reports directly to Hamid Akhavan, the CEO.

Hummel is a recognized thought leader and has extensive experience in global enterprise sales and marketing, having lived and worked in a range of countries, including the US, Germany, Eastern Europe and Asia.  Before joining Siemens Enterprise Communications, he served as Executive Vice President of Global Field Marketing for SAP AG, where he managed an organization of more than 600 people that annually generated more than 7 billion US-Dollars in qualified opportunities. Prior to SAP, Hummel spent 13 years at Oracle Corporation in a number of senior sales, services and marketing roles.

Hummel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Tufts University and a Master's degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, MA.  He also studied at Durham University (UK) and the London Business School.