Jim Walker

About Jim Walker

I deliver sustainable multimillion dollar outcomes in fast growing or turnaround environments. I am noted for inspiring trust and instilling vision with boards, investors and C-suite executives. My expertise is in developing and executing strategic roadmaps to expand revenue streams, penetrate marquee accounts and boost customer satisfaction, as well as re-enginering business processes to boost operational efficiency. I am a decisive, direct leader, having recruited and mentored numerous high-performing teams. Key contributions… • Revenue and Profit Growth: Developed corporate strategy to accelerate MICROS’ revenue and profit by tens of millions of dollars; introduced values-based sales methods to GE Power, fueling billions in revenue growth. • Business Turnaround: Reversed downward trajectory at Agilysys, growing annual bookings by tens of millions of dollars; increased EBIT at SoftBrands by seven figures, achieving profitability for first time in more than two years. • Strategy and Execution: Penetrated the largest hotel chains worldwide, projected to double Agilysys revenue in three years; closed nine figure contract for point-of-sale (POS) replacement at PAR Microsystems. • Global Business Leader: Introduced best practices, built multisite, multicultural operations, and led sales and business development operations across the Americas, EMEA and Asia regions; lived or worked in 55 countries. • Leadership Development: Throughout career, built performance-driven cultures and championed professional sales training; retained almost all top talent, and promoted majority of direct reports. Additional Leadership Skills … • Strategic Planning | Execution • Business Transformation | Turnaround • Global Business Development • Leadership Development • Market Positioning | Expansion • Strategic Accounts • Product Development | Launch • Venture Capital | Fund Raising • Mergers and Acquisitions • Change Management • Operational Excellence • Contract Negotiations

Experience

1. Chief Commercial Officer

   Accelerize 360

   Feb 2020 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Accelerize 360 is a Salesforce partner specializing in the Hospitality, Retail and Financial Services verticals. Headquartered in Dallas we have offices in Toronto, Atlanta, Indianapolis, New York and Bangalore. With hundreds of Salesforce deployments to our credit, we enable our clients to digitally deliver seamless customer experiences by leveraging the the Salesforce ecosystem.

Education

• Georgia Southern University

  BA