Change in the management of Microsoft Switzerland
Christian Mehrtens will join the Executive Board of Microsoft Switzerland on February 1, 2011, where he will assume the position of Business and Marketing Officer BMO. In this role, he will manage the strategic business direction and marketing activities of all Microsoft business units in Switzerland and coordinate the uniform market presence.
As Chief Operating Officer COO, Mertens will also manage the operational business of Microsoft Switzerland. The position of BMO has been held on an interim basis since November 2010 by Peter Waser, Country General Manager Microsoft Switzerland. Christian Mehrtens, previously Director Informationworker Microsoft Germany, succeeds Floris van Heijst, who moved to the same role at Microsoft India in November 2010.
Christian Mehrtens has been Director of Information Workers at Microsoft Germany since April 2007. As such, he is responsible for the business planning, management and product marketing of Office 2007. He is also responsible for the company-wide implementation of campaigns for the market launch of Office 2010 applications and servers. According to a Microsoft press release, his approach made a significant contribution to the market launch of Office 2010.
The business graduate joined Microsoft Germany in 2003, where he worked for four years as Director Partner Sales. Prior to that, Mehrtens was Head of Partner Marketing and Distribution at Oracle Germany and held various management and marketing positions at Compaq Computer and Hewlett Packard for several years.
The business graduate joined Microsoft Germany in 2003, where he worked for four years as Director Partner Sales. Prior to that, Mehrtens was Head of Partner Marketing and Distribution at Oracle Germany and held various management and marketing positions at Compaq Computer and Hewlett Packard for several years.
