LSA Global Announces the hiring of Sales Performance Expert - Gary Owens

March 25, 2009 - PRLog -- Santa Clara, California – LSA Global, the premier one-stop learning and consulting services firm, today announced the hiring of Gary Owens as Vice President, Sales Performance Practice. Mr. Owens will be responsible for leading LSA's Sales Assessment, Sales Development, Sales Coaching, Sales Consulting, and Sales Measurement practice. In addition to adding value to our clients in these areas, he will also serve as a key member of our Executive Team charged with driving product, service, and solution innovation to help our customers succeed.

"Mr. Owens is a perfect addition to our team with his ability to help our clients achieve aggressive sales growth goals, shift from selling products to selling solutions, sell to executives, win "big deals," and drive more services revenue," according to Tris Brown, President and CEO of LSA Global. "Gary brings over twenty-five years of sales, sales management and sales leadership experience. His expertise in working with sales professionals, as well as directly with clients, will be a great benefit to our customers looking for true business results."

Prior to joining LSA Global, Mr. Owens was the Manager of the Performance Development Partners for Acclivus, a premier provider of sales solutions since 1976. During the five years that Gary was in that role, revenues through the channel grew over 850%. Prior to that, Mr. Owens ran Financial Training Resources (FTR), a firm that specialized in providing sales, service, and leadership solutions to the financial services industry.

Gary received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. He has attended and is certified in dozens of sales, service, management, and leadership programs from Wilson Learning, Miller Heiman, Blanchard, Covey, AchieveGlobal, FTR, Omega, and Acclivus, as well as executive leadership programs from the Center for Creative Leadership and the Times Mirror Leadership Institute.

"I came to LSA Global to continue to expand their Sales Performance Practice and to work with industry- leading clients to create significant competitive advantage through the development of their sales organizations," said Owens. "Beyond that, the idea of being able to deliver best-in-class solutions across a broad range of capabilities is very compelling. I'm excited to be joining a team of highly motivated, client- focused professionals who have a proven track record of helping their clients succeed."

"We feel very fortunate to have someone with the combination of Gary's integrity and deep sales performance expertise. We can't wait to introduce Gary to our clients." said Brown.

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