Vala Afshar
Vala Afshar is Chief Customer Officer for Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company. Afshar is responsible for worldwide services operations and technical support functions including contact center operations, field engineering, support engineering and infrastructure technologies. He and his team successfully implemented an award-winning (CRM Magazine Elite Services) cloud computing customer relationship management framework that enables Enterasys to use business and performance management analytics to achieve best-in-class customer satisfaction and employee retention. Enterasys' strong technical service and support capabilities are recognized globally by customers, partners and industry analysts as a true company differentiator. Afshar joined Cabletron in 1996. Previously, he was Vice President Services, Vice President of System Quality Assurance, Solutions Engineering, and Worldwide Educational Services.