Juan-Carlos Carrera

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DISC Type : DSI

General Manager, FR | UK | MENA at Supermicro

Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France

Overview

Juan-Carlos Carrera is the General Manager for FR, UK & MENA at Supermicro, specializing in cloud transformation, sales leadership, and strategic partnerships from past roles at NumSpot and Intel. An Industrial and Systems Engineer, colleagues describe him as a positive, empathetic, and pragmatic leader.



He served as an MBA lecturer at Gdańsk University of Technology, focusing on digital innovation in sales.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

AI Infrastructure
His recent focus at Supermicro is on advancements in AI infrastructure and Data Center Building Block Solutions, particularly for the Middle East market.
Strategic Partnerships
He has a strong track record of building partner ecosystems with ISVs, GSIs, and MSPs, a key part of his strategy at NumSpot and Intel.
Cloud Transformation
He specializes in accelerating enterprise moves to the cloud, focusing on mass migrations, data center exits, and FinOps strategies.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
General Manager, FR | UK | MENA at Supermicro
10-2024 - 8-2025
Sr. Director & Country Leader - France at Supermicro
9-2017
MBA Marketing & Business Model Workshop - Lecturer at Gdańsk University of Technology
3-2023 - 9-2024
Director, Cloud Channel Sales - Partnerships & Alliances at NumSpot
2-2022 - 3-2023
Head of Cloud Enterprise & Partner Sales | G500 | GSI & NSI | France at Intel Corporation

Education

8-1998 - 12-2002
Industrial and Systems Engineer from Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Insights For Selling To Juan-Carlos

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Juan-Carlos is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Juan-Carlos

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Juan-Carlos move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Juan-Carlos take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Juan-Carlos

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