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Ken Been

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Area Vice President- Central Enterprise at Pure Storage
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Ken Been is a seasoned sales leader serving as the Regional Sales Director for Central Enterprise at Pure Storage. His extensive career includes senior sales and management roles at prominent tech companies like EMC, Data Domain, and Brocade. He holds a BA from Southern Illinois University and completed an executive program at The Wharton School.

Ken fosters a positive and motivating team environment, publicly giving kudos to colleagues for their impact and inspirational leadership. This suggests he values collaboration and recognizing the contributions of others to achieve collective success.

He has a keen interest in the financial services and industrial technology sectors, following companies like Fidelity Investments, PwC, and John Deere.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Area Vice President- Central Enterprise
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Enterprise Data Storage
His career is centered around data storage solutions, with leadership roles at Pure Storage, EMC, and Data Domain.
Sales Leadership
As a Regional Sales Director, he focuses on leading enterprise sales teams. His social feed highlights his role as an "InspirationalLeader".
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Career

Work history

8-2012
Area Vice President- Central Enterprise
Pure Storage
7-2009 - 8-2012
BRS Division- Senior Account Manager
EMC
11-2008 - 8-2012
Account Executive
Data Domain
6-2000 - 5-2008
Regional Sales Manager/Enterprise Account Executive
Brocade
12-1989 - 6-2000
Sales Executive
MTI Technology
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Education
1984 - 1988
BA
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Managing People Executive Program
The Wharton School
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