James Richardson is a Canadian businessman. He is currently the Chief Marketing Officer

Chief marketing officer

Chief Marketing Officer is a corporate title referring to an executive responsible for various marketing activities in an organization...

 of Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems

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, where he has worked for 16 years.

Education

Richardson has a degree in marketing

Marketing

Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...

 and finance

Finance

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 from Queen's University.

Employment History

Prior to working at Cisco, Richardson held a number of positions at Unisys Canada.

• May 1990—begins career at Cisco
• 1992 - 1994—serves as the Vice-President
  President
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   of Intercontinental Operations, focusing on expansion into Asia
  Asia
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  , the Pacific, and South America
  South America
  South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
  
  
• 1995 - 1996—serves as Vice-President of North American Operations. During this period regional revenues increased by 300%.
• 1996-1999—serves as president of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region. During this period regional revenues increased by 400%.
• February 2000—becomes the senior vice-president of the Enterprise Line of Business where he was involved with Cisco AVVID.

Private life

James keenly follows the English Soccer Premier League and in particular Blackburn Rovers, of whom he is an avid fan.

External links

• James Richardson Biography (Official)