Andrés Ortolá

Andrés Ortolá

General Manager, Microsoft Portugal

Andrés Ortolá is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and has been travelling the world since he left 22 years ago. He has around 25 years of experience in the IT industry across several areas including consulting, sales, sales management and marketing. In 2000, Andres joined Microsoft and has held several positions including Principal Consultant, Regional Technology Leader and Regional Business Manager for Global Accounts. He later moved to Quest Software in Dubai, where he headed the Middle East operation. In 2010, he joined IBM where he first served as Director of Sales for Software then as Marketing Director, both for Middle East and Africa.  

Returning to Microsoft in 2014, Andres held roles in WW EPG as Field Enablement Director, Sales Excellence & Strategy Director for Asia time zone, and Enterprise Lead for Singapore. He joins the Portuguese team after leading the business in the Philippines for almost three years.