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Al Slamecka

Practice Advisor

Banking, Americas Business Transformation

Al Slamecka is a banking practice advisor on the Americas Business Transformation team and a member of Cisco's Global Financial Services industry team, focused on connecting technology value propositions with industry business drivers. Mr. Slamecka works in a consultative capacity to help banking institutions drive profitability and efficiency across lines of business leveraging an institution’s investments in network and communications technologies.

A 13-year veteran of Cisco, Mr. Slamecka joined in 2000 to establish Cisco's first global financial services marketing team and was responsible for solution definition and global marketing for Retail Banking thru 2007. Subsequently, he led strategic account planning and sales enablement for Enterprise, Service Provider, and Public Sector segments in Cisco’s Emerging Markets theatre for 5 years.

Mr. Slamecka holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Articles

June 16, 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Cisco and Ignite Sales Join Forces to Solve Banks’ Customer Acquisition Challenges

Accelerating organic growth across segments, products, and services is a prime objective for today’s banks. The rubber often hits the road with the account opening process. And that process can go flat, especially when a customer runs into difficulties that cause it to breakdown creating an undesire…

Viewpoints: Industry Experts Share Their Perspectives on the Financial Services Industry

Cisco’s Financial Services Industry Marketing team is pleased to welcome a monthly contribution from industry professionals sharing their insights and observations on key trends in the Financial Services industry. The opinions expressed in these posts are those of our welcomed guests and may not ref…

Customers Desire More Personal Service From Their Banks

Some might argue that retail banking is known more for its inconveniences than its convenience. As an example, the common term ‘banker’s hours’ is synonymous with “being open for the shortest and most inconvenient amount of time”. Despite that legacy, retail banks have made a conce…

March 8, 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Viewpoints: Industry Experts Share Their Perspectives on the Financial Services Industry

Cisco’s Financial Services Industry Marketing team is pleased to welcome a monthly contribution from industry professionals sharing their insights and observations on key trends in the Financial Services industry. The opinions expressed in these posts are those of our welcomed guests and may n…