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Rick Hooper

Evaluator · DISC type dcs
Vice President, Technology and Solution Sales Leader - Central Region at Premier Inc.
📍 Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Technology and Solution Sales Leader - Central Region
Job Level
Senior
Location
Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Rick shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

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Career

Work history

7-2024
Vice President, Technology and Solution Sales Leader - Central Region
Premier Inc.
1-2023 - 8-2024
Vice President, Solutions Executive
Premier Inc.
4-2020 - 12-2022
VP, Diagnostic Imaging Sales/ Midwest Zone (DIZL) at Philips
Philips
1-2019 - 4-2020
North American Sales Executive-Oncology/Precision Medicine-Business Development Lead
Philips
7-2014 - 4-2019
Invivo Account Executive --Radiology / Oncology Solutions (a Philips Healthcare Company)
Philips
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Education
2025
Master of Business Administration - MBA | Candidate
West Virginia University
1993 - 1998
Bachelor of Science
Central Michigan University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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