Markus Meukel

Markus Meukel boasts a remarkable 22 years of leadership experience in the IT, Telecommunications, and High Tech industries with a specialization in Enterprise Software. He is an alumnus of McKinsey with an MBA.

Currently, Markus Meukel holds the position of Vice President Global at Salesforce, where he heads the Global group for Industry Advisory within the Global COO organization. His team comprises industry experts with extensive knowledge, a robust global C-level network, and top-tier Strategy consulting profiles.

Markus Meukel's responsibilities at Salesforce include providing Industry business development expertise, thought leadership, regional Go-to-Market (Gtm) strategy, managing industry communities and boards, organizing Global Industry summits and events, and collaborating on major industry deals alongside strategic sales teams worldwide.

His educational background includes a degree in Diplom-Kaufmann (Univ.) with a focus on Information Technology, Marketing, and Management from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He also pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) through the Executive MBA Program at the University of Cape Town.

Prior to his current role, Markus Meukel held significant positions such as Vice President International at Salesforce covering EMEA, LATAM, APAC, and Emerging markets. He also served as the Vice President Digital Transformation & IoT at McKinsey & Company, Executive Leader in the Telecommunication, Media & Technology Sector for Africa/Middle East at Deloitte, Founder & CEO at Vodafone, and has experience in various roles at Telefónica and Cisco Systems.