SAS Executive to speak at RTP Power Breakfast in the Park
Russ Cobb will headline 11/19/09 Business Leader Media Event
RALEIGH, NC – Russ Cobb, Vice President of Alliances and Product Marketing at SAS, will speak at the monthly Power Breakfast in the Park on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Brier Creek Country Club located at 9400 Club Hill Drive in Raleigh. The event is presented by Business Leader Media and sponsored by Accentuate Staffing.
Russ Cobb leads the Alliances and Product Marketing divisions at SAS, the world's largest privately held software company. In the Alliances division, Cobb directs an alliance and channel program focused on creating significant new revenue for SAS through global and regional system integrators, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), value-added resellers (VARs), distributors, outsourcers and offshore development, and service providers worldwide. Cobb also leads the Product Marketing division for SAS. This group drives the strategic planning and go-to-market approaches for promotion, pricing and distribution for all SAS offerings across served industries, as well as delivers internal sales and management training for SAS employees.
Cobb earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BS in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University.
The breakfast event begins at 7:30 a.m., and there will be opportunities for networking with the speaker and guests before and after the event. Seating is limited.
To reserve a seat, please signup online at
www.Triangle.BusinessLeader.com/BIP.
Speakers for the 2009 RTP Power Breakfast in the Park Series include:
- 01/22/2009 – Ryan Allis, CEO and Co-founder – iContact Corp.
- 02/26/2009 – Timothy J. Smith, Ph.D., President and CEO – BioSignia Inc.
- 03/26/2009 – David Strong, President – Rex Healthcare
- 04/23/2009 – Bob Young, CEO and Founder – Lulu.com
- 05/28/2009 – Joe Colopy, CEO – Bronto Software
- 06/25/2009 – Rich Lee, CEO – Hosted Solutions
- 08/27/2009 – Dr. P. Wagoner, President and CEO – Icagen Inc.
- 09/24/2009 – Chris J. Stern, Chairman and CEO - Oxygen Biotherapeutics
- 10/22/2009 – Gregory J. Clary, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder – Mi-Co
- 11/19/2009 – Russ Cobb, Vice President, Alliances and Product Marketing – SAS
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