Enterprise SaaS

10 Microsoft sales leaders

These ten professionals hold or have held director-level and higher sales roles at Microsoft, with titles such as sales director, senior director and general manager. A reader can learn how Microsoft organizes its sales teams by segment, region and product area and how its sales leaders run those teams.

10 professionals1 companiesData retrieved September 28, 2026

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  1. Annette Green

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sales Director, Telco Media and Professional Services Industries · Microsoft

    Sales Director, Telco Media and Professional Services Industries at Microsoft since 2022. Her profile says she leads a team of 25 sales professionals across the US, Singapore and Germany, with a focus on cloud and AI solutions for enterprise customers. She also describes herself as a certified cloud fundamentals expert.

  2. Carolyn Yehle

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Commercial Executive Director - US Enterprise Northeast · Microsoft

    Commercial Executive Director - US Enterprise Northeast at Microsoft since 2018. Her profile also lists Licensing Sales Director, US Enterprise Commercial - Northeast (since 2017) and East Region Licensing Sales Director (since 2010) as current Microsoft roles, along with past roles as Southern Mid-Atlantic Licensing Sales Specialist (2005–2010) and Microsoft Business Solutions Partner Account Manager (2003–2005).

  3. Denis Klimashev

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Partner, GM Global Customer and Partner Success Sales · Microsoft

    Partner, GM Global Customer and Partner Success Sales at Microsoft since September 2026, where his profile says he leads Microsoft's global Customer and Partner Success Sales. His earlier Microsoft roles include Corporate Senior Director Professional Services Sales, GTM and Enablement (2025–2026), Corporate Senior Director Sales Strategy, GTM for Customer Success (2021–2025) and COO Sales, Marketing, Services and Operations - Middle East and Africa (2016–2018).

  4. Erik Opsahl

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sr. Director of Sales - Modern Work and Security · Microsoft

    General Manager, AI & Business Solutions US Industry at Microsoft since 2025, following General Manager, Business Applications US West Corporate & Public Sector (2023–2025). His other Microsoft roles include Sr. Director of Sales - Modern Work and Security (2019–2023), Director Channel Sales - West Region (2017–2019) and Director of Sales - Corporate Accounts (2014–2017).

  5. Meagan Weiss

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sales Director, AI Business Solutions- Software & Digital Platforms · Microsoft

    Sales Director, AI Business Solutions - Software & Digital Platforms at Microsoft since 2024. Her earlier Microsoft roles were Major Account Director, Software and Digital Platforms (2022–2024), Major Account Director, High-Tech Manufacturing (2021–2022) and Senior Account Executive, West Region (2019–2021). Her profile says she also chairs Microsoft's Bay Area Culture Council.

  6. Michael Sylver

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Director - Americas Digital Sales & Customer Success · Microsoft

    Senior Director - Americas Digital Sales & Customer Success at Microsoft since 2024; his profile says he leads an organization of 180 technical sellers in Corporate Accounts and Digital Sales for the Americas. His earlier Microsoft roles were Azure Director of Sales, U.S. East (2022–2024) and Azure Cloud Enterprise Sales Director (2012–2021).

  7. Pablo Galilea

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Corporate Sales Director - Spain, Italy and Portugal · Microsoft

    Corporate Sales Director - Spain, Italy and Portugal at Microsoft since November 2025; his profile says he leads the Corporate segment as Sales Director for Workforce AI in the Small, Medium Enterprises & Channels segment. At Microsoft he was also Corporate Sales Director - Spain (2025), Enterprise Sales Excellence Lead - Spain (2022–2025) and Sales Director - Azure, Asia Pacific (2020–2022).

  8. Salla Aromaa

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Public Sector Sales Microsoft · Microsoft

    Director, Public Sector Sales at Microsoft since 2019, leading the Microsoft Public Sector business in Finland according to her profile. As Sales Director at Microsoft (2017–2019) she was responsible for the full portfolio of Microsoft sales to retail, finance and professional services customers in the Enterprise segment.

  9. Sebastian Siminovich Blok

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Global WW Digital Enterprise Sales Director - Business Applications · Microsoft

    Global WW Digital Enterprise Sales Director - Business Applications at Microsoft since 2024 and EMEA Digital Enterprise Sales Director - Security since August 2026. He was Digital Enterprise Sales - Director EMEA at Microsoft from 2020 to 2024. His profile describes 22 years driving and scaling enterprise sales organisations, from EMEA to worldwide leadership.

  10. Steve Milner

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sales Director, Global Strategic Accounts · Microsoft

    Sales Director, Global Strategic Accounts at Microsoft since 2022, where his profile says he leads the global account teams for several large ISVs and platform providers. He was Sales Director Northwest, Manufacturing at Microsoft from 2019 to 2022, and has been a member of the Microsoft For Startups Founders Hub & M12 Expert Network since 2021.

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How are Microsoft sales teams split by segment, industry and solution area, and how does that shape who covers a customer account?
  2. 02What does a sales leader review when forecasting a quarter and deciding which deals get extra specialist or partner support?
  3. 03What should a customer expect in a Microsoft renewal or expansion negotiation, and which levers usually matter most?

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