CloudCraze Names Ferdig as Global Director of Alliances and Channels
This position was created to address the growing demand to partner with global system integrators
DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CloudCraze—the leading provider of Customer Engagement Commerce on the Salesforce1 Platform—announced Patrick M. Ferdig has joined the company as Director of Alliances and Channels.
Better Serving a Growing Niche
"Global systems integrators are seeing a growing need to deliver Salesforce-centric eCommerce solutions to their customers around the world," explains Executive Vice President Andrew Witherspoon. "It's our job to help them serve this demand and facilitate the process of delivering the solution."
"That's why we created this position and put Pat in charge," Witherspoon adds. "He has spent his entire career in enterprise software, with a focus on eCommerce solutions. Pat's well-rounded background—in professional services, sales and business development—gives him an excellent understanding of what our customers and their end users need. We are happy to have him leading this effort."
Ferdig Has Extensive International Partnership Experience
Ferdig has a strong background in developing and managing strategic alliances. For the past three years, he was Director of Global ISV Partnerships for Munich-based hybris Software, where he established over 50 partnerships. Prior to this, he was a Strategic Alliance Manager for Endeca (acquired by Oracle), where he worked with partners and customers including 3M and W.W. Grainger. Ferdig began his career as a consultant with Comergent (acquired by Sterling Commerce), where he eventually made the transition from professional services into sales. He has a degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
"I have a strong sense of what other eCommerce solutions in the market are offering and what makes CloudCraze, based on the Salesforce1 Platform, special," says Ferdig. "The opportunity to expand the market for this solution through partnerships, and to do it with a company that's passionate about serving its customers, is very exciting."
About CloudCraze
CloudCraze is the first and only proven enterprise-class B2C/B2B cross channel eCommerce product developed natively on the Salesforce1 Platform. It delivers the reliability and scalability of salesforce.com while sharing data and processes with existing CRM deployments within a single Salesforce instance.
For more information about CloudCraze, visit cloudcraze.com.
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