Richard Ventura

About Richard Ventura

As Vice President of Professional Display Solutions at Sony Electronics since June 2020, I lead strategy, business, and product management for a cutting-edge portfolio encompassing displays, projectors, dvLED, and remote camera systems. My efforts center on fostering growth through collaborative partnerships with systems integrators, distributors, and strategic alliances, while addressing the needs of industries such as corporate, education, healthcare, retail, and government. With over twenty five years experience, I prioritize leadership development, teamwork, and mentoring to drive engagement with key stakeholders across diverse verticals. By delivering tailored solutions and impactful marketing strategies, Sony continues to evolve and serve critical markets and meet the ever changing demands of professional audiovisual technology.

Experience

1. Vice President of Professional Display Solutions

   Sony Professional Us & Canada

   Jun 2020 — Present · St. Paul, MN, US

   Provides insight, strategy and leadership to Sony\'s robust display, projectors, dvLED, remote camera and solutions product portfolio directly overseeing business and product management as well as all marketing communications strategies. In addition, nurture and expand Sony relationships in the corporate, education, healthcare, retail, transportation, large venue and government sectors to drive growth for Sony’s professional display and solutions portfolio and create long-term partnerships with strategic systems integrators and distribution partners which will drive engagement among influential customers and partners serving critical vertical markets.

Education

• University of Minnesota Morris

  BA, History

  1993 — 1996

• Phoenix College

  AA, Education

  1991 — 1993

• Hamline University

  MBA, Business

  2002 — 2008

Skills

• Strategy Development
• Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Resellers
• Sales Presentations
• Contract Negotiations
• Channel Partners
• Sales
• Account Management
• Forecasting
• Cold Calling
• Team Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Negotiation
• Training
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• International Sales
• Oem
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Marketing Strategy
• Channel Sales
• Lead Generation
• Hardware
• Solution Selling
• Business Planning
• Sales Management
• Market Development
• B2b
• Customer Relations
• Territory
• Sales Process
• Management
• Team Building
• Key Account Management
• Business Strategy
• Consultative Selling
• Team Leadership