Press Release
[For Release on August 11, 2010]
T. Ron Davis appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales
(August 11, 2010) BELLEVUE, WA – Hebert Research Inc., a leading provider of consumer, government and retail market research services announced the expansion of its executive team with the appointment of T. Ron Davis as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales. Davis has also been appointed to Hebert Research’s Executive Committee joining Jim Hebert, CEO and Cynthia Sullivan Hebert, COO as the company positions itself for future expansion.
“Ron brings extensive marketing and sales experience from top international companies including Microsoft, American Express and Digital Equipment Corporation in Europe, Asia and the United States. Throughout his career, Ron has demonstrated success in building global brands and positive market presence through strong creative and business skills. I have had the pleasure of working with Ron for over 15 years as his research provider. I am extremely pleased that he has agreed to now come on board with us and help launch the next generation of Hebert Research – said Jim Hebert, CEO. "
As SVP Marketing and Sales, Davis will be responsible for strategic direction of all marketing and sales efforts including marketing strategy, branding, productizing, advertising, client experience and external communications.
Davis was the Director of Fortune 500 Marketing at Microsoft where he established the Corporate Account Marketing group. Later, as Microsoft’s Director of Sales Training, Ron transformed the US Sales Training department into the Worldwide Sales Training Group and played a principal role in growing F500 revenue from $25M to $1B.
After leaving Microsoft, Davis became an independent marketing consultant and was founder of three privately held companies. Davis focused on start-up and early stage technology companies involved in providing consumer information, publishing, eCommerce and interactive media. Most recently he was responsible for developing retail brand, product and distribution channel strategies in the clean tech industry. Davis spent nine years with DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) in marketing, sales, and management roles. Ron started his career as a technologist in international systems and telecommunications at American Express.
