Ivan Duggan has overall responsibility for the ‘go to market’ of Cisco’s Enterprise Networking Business in EMEAR, a portfolio that represents around 50% of Cisco’s product revenue in the region, with the key focus on enhancing customers’ digitisation evolution, application consumption, productivity, profitability and lower costs through better use of Intelligent and intuitive networks.

With more than 30 years’ experience in the data communications industry, Duggan joined Cisco in 1999, has a diverse background in both domestic and international sales experience, holding various leadership positions in Cisco across EMEAR. In these roles, Duggan was responsible for building strategic sales strategies and also served as a key spokesperson to influence the media and government on the importance of technology to drive innovation and economic growth.

Duggan lives in Limerick, Ireland with his wife Siobhan and two university-going children. He is an avid sports enthusiast and a regular attendee at his local rugby club – two-time European rugby champions, Munster. He would prefer a season ticket, but unfortunately his business travel curtails his ability to attend all games.