Professional Development Nov. 19/09 - Speaker Bios
Kim Dixon
Vice President Sales & Marketing, TalkSwitch
www.talkswitch.com
Kim Dixon is a skilled marketing and communications professional with 17 years experience in the technology sector. Prior to that she worked as a Technical Officer and Graphic Artist with the Institute for AeroSpace Research and the Canadian Astronaut Program with the National Research Council of Canada from 1984-1990. She has also served as an executive officer within public and private companies.
As the current Vice President of Marketing at TalkSwitch, Kim is responsible for establishing the TalkSwitch brand as the market leader for small business telephone systems competing with giants like Nortel, Cisco and Avaya. Before joining TalkSwitch, Kim served as Hemera Technologies President and CEO. Under her leadership, online revenues grew significantly leading to the company's acquisition by a publicly traded US company in November 2004. Before that, she served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for Ubiquity Software where she established industry analyst programs that supported the securing of US$42m in venture capital. She also spent time at Hill and Knowlton Canada as Senior Vice President of the Advanced Technology Practice and AutoSkill International as Vice President Marketing. Kim spent 9 years at Corel Corporation, ultimately rising to hold the positions of Vice President Marketing and Executive Vice President Corporate Communications. She had responsibility for teams as large as 125 people and managed budgets as large as US$30m/year.
Kim is currently an active supporter of Junior Achievement Eastern Ontario, a member of the Ambassadors Circle for the Engage Program within the Ottawa Community Foundation and a member of the Canadian Advanced Technology Association's Women in Technology Forum. She also participates in the Leadership Forum at the Ottawa University School of Management. Kim is the proud mother of two young children and actively participates in their social, educational and recreational activities.
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