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Wes Sylvester

Global Industry Director

Manufacturing, Energy and Industrials

Wes Sylvester leads Cisco Systems’ global Manufacturing, Energy and Industrials practice. In this role, he is responsible for industry direction, vision, messaging, and growth.

Wes’ team works with Cisco’s manufacturing, utility, oil & gas and mining customers across the world to establish business case, architecture and integrated communications network strategies for a variety of operational investments.

Wes has over 15 years of focused experience leading and building global marketing and sales teams at the director and VP level for major industry players including Cooper/Eaton, Siemens, and Philips/Signify.

Wes holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MSOE in Milwaukee, and a MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, with a concentration in Strategy and Leadership.

Wes and his family love living in Seattle, where you’re likely to find him on a hiking trail in his free time.

Articles

January 31, 2020

ENERGY - OIL & GAS AND UTILITIES

Distributech 2020 Takeaways

Automation and Diversity at Distributech 2020 2020 could be a great year for the Utility Industry. It’s easy to get focused on the challenges the industry faces and take pause: pace of change, wildfires, liability, climate change, renewables, workforce…the list goes on. But as I spoke to…

December 2, 2019

MANUFACTURING

Event Highlights from 2019 Rockwell Automation Fair

2019 Rockwell Automation Fair was a success!! The Automation Fair 2019 show floor in Chicago, Illinois showcased over 150 interactive exhibits featuring the newest products, solutions, and services. Our Cisco presence at this event focused on bringing the value of Cisco’s partnership with Rock…

November 26, 2019

ENERGY - OIL & GAS AND UTILITIES

The Future of Utilities

As we power through our #FutureofPublicSector blog series, today we make a stop at the future of energy as we explore the energy sources of the future and how technology is enabling greater outcomes at each stage of the energy continuum.   For centuries, society has relied on…