Biography-Joe Deklic
Joe Deklic is a Canadian Business executive with over 30
years experience in the IT industry, 20 years of which at
the board or senior leadership level. Deklics passion is
the art of the deal and is widely recognized as one of the
top complex deal architects in Canada.
Joe is married with 5 children, two cats and two dogs.
Needless to say, he is no stranger to chaos. His five
teenaged boys generally keep him busy and have become
his main hobby. Joe is a big movie buff, sports fan and a
Horologist he has a passion for making things tick. Joe is
originally from Brampton but has called Ancaster home
for the past 20 years.
Board Activity:
- Ontario Science Center ( Current )
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Current)
- Canada Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Committee
- Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council
(CAMSC ) Charter Board Member
- St Joachims Children Center Treasurer
- Gloucester Gate Cooperative
Deklic has served as a member of the Federal
Governments Trade commission, Doing Business in
Canada in both Dallas and in Palo Alto. Deklic also
participated in the Ontario provincial governments IT
and Innovation round table sessions.
Advisory Boards:
- Completely Managed ( Current )
- PowerPhD ( Current )
Career Highlights:
Joe most recently served as the Vice president of Sales
Operations for Rogers Communications EBU in Canada
where he was responsible for all Enterprise Pricing, Deals
and all Sales Operations. Rogers recently rebuilt the entre
company forming the new Enterprise Business Unit where
Deklic was tasked with re-working aging infrastructure
and bringing the business to a growth ready high
performance sales organization.
Deklic joined Cisco in 1996 and assumed progressively
increasing responsibility for Cisco Canadas financial
operations. After a successful stint as a sales manager,
Deklic founded, and was the General Manager of Cisco
Capital in Canada capturing a book volume of $100m for
four years. Deklic exceeded sales targets in each of the 6
years carrying a bag.
In 2003, he took on the role of Chief Financial Officer &
Controller and in three years, Deklic succeeded in
managing through record sales revenue for Cisco Canada
and controlling operational expenses, even as the
company grew three-fold. In addition to being CFO, he
was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2007,
responsible for optimizing business practices and driving
operational excellence throughout Cisco Canada
overseeing the growth to $2.3b from its origins of $80m
in 1996.
In his final role at Cisco Joe was responsible for Sales
Operations as well as Canadas Software Sales and
Strategic investments. Managing a team of seasoned
sales professionals Joe was responsible for selling
into new business markets and overall Business
Development. Deklic exceeded all sales targets.
Prior to joining Cisco, Deklic spent eight years with NCR
Canada Ltd. and AT&T Canada where he held several
senior financial roles, the most recent being Division
Controller responsible for NCRs Financial and
Telecommunications teams.
Education and Training:
Deklic is certified with several sales training regimens
including Power Selling and Holden and in addition Joe
is a Cisco CCDA and a Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Deklic is a graduate of York University holding an HBA,
while at York he held positions as Founders College
Treasurer for two years and athletic Director for a year
winning several awards including the Ted Rathe award
and the Masters Ring award.