Celebrating the DMe GTM & Sales WWSC 2019 award winners

One of the most valued hallmarks of Worldwide Sales Conference is showcasing the growth and success Adobe has had as a company. And Adobe’s record earnings this fiscal year are worth celebrating.

Recognition of the individuals who made this success possible is equally important—perhaps more so. From partners, sales, and operations people to those outside of the DMe GTM & Sales organization we rely on to meet and exceed our targets, here are the outstanding performers recognized at WWSC this year:

Salesperson of the Year

  • David Ona, Worldwide
  • Julia Brant, Americas
  • Yousif Rayamanjhi, EMEA
  • Hitoshi Sato, Japan
  • Chris Hastings, APAC

Manager of the Year
NEW award this year!

  • Brent Irwin, Worldwide
  • Evan Lazarz, Americas
  • Cheryl Turja, EMEA
  • Shogo Nagaoka, Japan
  • Ma Ji, APAC

Partner of the Year

  • SHI, Worldwide (Bob Seaman, Brian McDougall, Donna Dunn, Jen Fincham)
  • CDW, Americas (Matt VanderZee, Laura Hill, Jamie Shouse, Seth Schroeder, Brandon Atkins, Jen Fincham, Ed Ebel)
  • Softcat, EMEA (Paul Dickerson)
  • Systena, Japan (Kanna Muto)
  • Data #3, APAC (Rey Chapman)

Sales Impact Award
Recognizing those individuals from inside and outside DMe GTM & Sales who made our success possible.  Winners of this award were nominated by all of you.

  • Hiro Fukuda (Japan, Sales Finance), “Incredible partnering with Finance and Sales in Japan.”
  • Amit Doshi (Corp, WW eCommerce), “Huge impact to our global number by driving GOODR.”
  • Dawn Miley (EMEA, GMO), “DDOM oriented marketing leader making the EMEA impact possible this year.”
  • Matt Davis (APAC, Solutions Consulting), “Sales Enablement and broader than APAC scope.  Helps us all.  And helped drive the APAC number and success.”
  • Gwen Doi (Corp, Education Sales Operations), “Education is a critical strategic initiative and we couldn’t drive all we do for education without her.”

Strategic Impact Award
With a special focus on meeting our strategic priorities, these award winners were nominated by the DMe GTM & Sales leadership team:

  • Tong Leelavanich, continuing to foster culture of measured improvement, everywhere
  • Ayaz Aziz, focusing on CLM to drive long-lasting relationships with customers
  • Hardev Saini, driving and increasing retention
  • Mohamed Elrefai, delivering net new customers to the franchise
  • Bryan Young, focusing investments in our most capable and influential partners

Region of the Year
For the second year in a row, the winner is…

  • APAC

Winners of these prestigious awards receive both a plaque and a well-deserved $6,500 bonus.