Cisco appoints Gordon Thomson as New SVP for EMEA Sales and EMEA President

Cisco, the worldwide leader in security and networking, has appointed Gordon Thomson as President of Cisco Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), effective Monday, July 28, 2025. He will report to Oliver Tuszik, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Chief Sales Officer.

Gordon has spent 27 years with Cisco, with 22 of them in roles across EMEA. Most recently he held the position of Senior Vice President, Service Provider, EMEA, driving growth by focusing on customer demand for next-gen networking and cloud solutions.

Organizations across EMEA are rapidly evolving as they increasingly embrace AI to drive new levels of productivity. They want enhanced control over their digital infrastructure and data, and Cisco is providing solutions that align with their values and regional requirements.

Gordon’s extensive experience, deep knowledge of Cisco solutions and close strategic relationships with customers and partners across EMEA means he is the ideal person to unlock new levels of digital transformation across the region.

“I am truly humbled to be taking on the role of EMEA President at Cisco. I have spent almost three decades at this incredible company, and I have never been more excited to step into a new position. This is a special time for Cisco and I can’t wait to help the EMEA team continue to shape the region’s digital future,” Gordon said.

“Gordon’s knowledge of Cisco and our customers is unparallelled. His extensive experience of how our AI, networking and security solutions can be used to unlock digital transformation, productivity and innovation across industries and geographies is an incredible asset to the business. He is an inspirational leader and has guided countless teams across the world to success. I look forward to seeing him do the same with the Cisco EMEA team,” Oliver Tuszik said.

Facts & Figures: Cisco in EMEA

Cisco operates in 64 countries across EMEA and has engineering teams and innovation centres in 34 countries

We work with a partner ecosystem of 15,000 across the region

There are 1,200 active or completed Country Digital Acceleration projects across the region

Cisco’s Networking Academy has been instrumental in addressing EMEA’s digital skills gap. Since the program’s inception more than 25 years ago, we have trained 8,898,800 people in 121 countries .