BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Mar 16, 2016) - Ramp, a leading provider of next-generation video management and delivery solutions for large enterprises, announced the appointment of Steve Connor as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Connor's extensive background includes senior roles at Oracle, Sun Microsystems, projekt202, and Evity. Over the course of his 28-year sales career, Connor has generated more than $4.5 billion in revenue.
"Steve's proven track record in marketing, sales, alliances and business development make him another valuable addition to Ramp's senior management team, as we move forward quickly and aggressively," said Ramp CEO Tom Racca. "He brings an unusually strong combination of experience at both nimble startups and the largest companies in the B2B tech world."
Over the course of eight years, Connor was the Director of Global Strategic Alliances at Oracle and Director of Strategic Alliances at Sun Microsystems. Subsequently, he led growth, development, and acquisition efforts at Evity, culminating in its sale to BMC Software for $100 million.
"Ramp is building an experienced, industry-savvy team that will take the company to the next level," said Liza Benson, Partner at StarVest and Ramp board member.
Said Steve Connor, "Most enterprises cannot match the ease of search and online video performance that consumers take for granted. At Ramp, we make enterprise video as available, searchable and sharable as any other piece of content, so enterprises can unlock its hidden value. And Ramp's innovative content delivery network fits into existing infrastructures without the complexity and cost of a P2P overlay upgrade."
Connor's earlier experience includes sales and alliance management positions with Wall Data, Uniplex Software, Ashton-Tate, CompuCom, and United Technologies Semiconductor. He holds a BBA degree in Marketing from the University of Texas, Arlington. Connor lives with his family in Dallas, TX. He is an avid outdoorsman and has taken multiple trips to the Amazon River.
About Ramp
Ramp is a leading provider of next-generation video management and delivery solutions designed to help organizations get the most value possible from video content. The full-featured video content management solution integrates videos into the native SharePoint environment, making it as easily findable as text-based content and viewable across multiple desktop and mobile devices. The live video streaming solution gives organizations a powerful and easy way to communicate with large, geographically diverse audiences through high-quality, stable transmission without the need for proprietary infrastructures and custom video players. Many Global 2000 companies, including Fortune 500 leaders, benefit from Ramp's enterprise solutions. Ramp is headquartered in Boston, MA and can be reached at (857) 202-3500 or www.ramp.com.