Ciaran Shanley

Ciaran Shanley, a seasoned business software industry expert, has dedicated 27 years to the field, with 18 of those years focusing on SaaS. Shanley currently holds the position of Vice President - Western Europe at Oracle, where he aims to make Oracle Digital EMEA the first choice for Customers, Partners and Top Sales Talent. Prior to his current position, Shanley was the Vice President - EMEA at Salesforce.com, where he served for 12 years in Senior Leadership sale roles and was instrumental in building and shaping Salesforce.com's Inside and Field Sales organisations in EMEA and driving revenues to $1b. He has been the Managing & Sales Director at IT Alliance Group, Sales Representative at Infor, Finance Manager at Greencore, and Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Shanley holds a Fellowship in Accountancy and Auditing from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland, a Post Grad Diploma in Managing People from the same institute, and a certificate from the Centre for Creative Leadership, where he studied Leading the Function and Leading for Organisational Impact. Shanley's specialties include turning strategy into revenue, SaaS and Cloud Computing, sales management, general management, large deal negotiation expertise, establishing and growing Inside Sales Teams, trusted adviser to customers, ensuring customer, employee, and partner success. His values are trust, customer success, excellent execution, and intensity.