Bob Solomon

Fmr. Lead Director at Ariel Investments

Functional Area

  • Marketing
  • Customer Success
  • Sales

Superpower

  • Leadership
  • SCM

Detailed info

Executive with 25+ years of general management, marketing, sales, and strategy experience growing business to business companies. Proven ability to build teams and profitably grow product, service, and SaaS software businesses while using limited resources and minimizing risk. Served as President of ServiceChannel, a SaaS facilities management platform. Developed and built Ariba’s fastest-growing business unit, the Ariba Network, a SaaS transactional platform. Led sales, marketing, IT, and HR for global company in food safety testing and quality assurance for 9 years. Built technical salesforce, marketing departement, and helped manage acquisitions in US and globally. Led sales and marketing efforts for Simplesse and Simple Pleasures, a fat substitute and ice cream developed by The NutraSweet Company, division of Monsanto.