Henri Richard SVP WW OEM and Enterprise Sales, SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation has appointed Henri Richard as SVP of WW OEM and enterprise sales.

Reporting to Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk’s president and CEO, Richard brings 25 years of experience as a senior sales and marketing executive in the high technology industry, with experience in the semiconductor market.

 Henri Richard will be responsible for global sales, service and support for SanDisk’s customer base in the OEM, B2B and enterprise channels. These include smartphone and tablet manufacturers, enterprise storage companies, PC manufacturers, VARs, distributors and direct enterprise customers.

Mehrotra commented: "Henri’s proven track record and deep experience in the storage, semiconductor, systems and software industries will build upon our strong OEM and enterprise sales organizations. His addition bolsters the executive team, further enabling our long-term growth strategies and leadership in the flash memory industry."

Prior to joining SanDisk, Richard served as SVP and chief sales and marketing officer for Freescale since 2007, leading an organization of over 1,000 people with functional responsibilities that included sales, technical support, and corporate, field and segment marketing. Prior to Freescale, he held various senior executive sales and marketing positions at companies including AMD, WebGain, IBM and Seagate. He has worked in both the U.S. and Europe, and his experience includes entrepreneurial roles in addition to senior corporate positions.

Richard holds a Baccalaureate E Science & Technology degree from Ecole Nationale Radiotechnique Electronique Appliquee in France; he also attended the Université Paris Jussieu, the Ville d’Avray Institute of Technology and completed numerous executive development programs at the CRC Jouy en Josas.