ABI Research announces that Pete Rumpel has joined the company in the position of Chief Sales Officer. Pete has been brought on to the 25-year old research firm to build a best-in-class global sales organization.
“Pete will be working alongside me, our Chief Research Officer Stu Carlaw and our CFO/COO Ed Rerisi as we embark on an aggressive three year growth plan focused on expanding our industry leading innovation-centric research beyond the core technology vendor market,” said Tim Archdeacon, ABI Research CEO and founder.
Pete has had a 25 year career in technology sales. He began his career in field sales for Pitney Bowes and over the last decade has held Global VP, Senior VP and VP positions with SAP, SciQuest, Rafter, and Rosetta Stone. At Rafter Pete lead growth of the Institutional course material platform business from US$4 million to US$16 million in 24 months. Pete helped lead Rosetta Stone through its transition from private to public company followed by hitting eight straight quarters of double-digit growth. Earlier in his career Pete held sales management positions in the market research and advisory field with The Yankee Group, iSuppli, The Corporate Executive Board and Gartner where he was instrumental in generating revenue growth.
ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies. From offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research’s worldwide team of experts advises thousands of decision makers through 70+ research and advisory services. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.
