Corporate : Michael Cremen

As senior vice president, Global Sales Strategy and Operations, Cremen leads Hitachi Data Systems Global Accounts Program and Worldwide Sales Operations. The Global Sales Strategy organization provides effective and efficient support of the largest, most demanding customers in the world. It also utilizes a “best practices” approach in supporting the company’s mainstream business within Global Sales.

Cremen is directly engaged in the executive management, global sales strategy and worldwide coverage of the company’s Top 50 Global Accounts. He also has oversight responsibility for Hitachi Data Systems Credit Corporation, a financial services division supporting Global Sales.

Cremen was named to his present position at the beginning of 2008. He joined Hitachi Data Systems in 1992 as a business analyst and quickly moved into Sales to focus on the Financial Services Industry. Cremen moved into Sales Management when promoted to District Manager of New Jersey. He next moved into General Management when tasked with running the company’s Australia and New Zealand business unit. Cremen subsequently returned to the US and was promoted to regional vice president for the Western Region of the Americas before returning to the Asia Pacific Region as senior vice president and general manager.

Cremen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The College of New Jersey and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Monmouth University. He also attended an Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of Business.