Thomas Rupp

Sales Leader for AI Business Solutions at Microsoft Germany/Austria/Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

About

Thomas leads Partner Solution Sales in AI Business Solution at Microsoft for Germany, Austria & Switzerland. Thomas specializes in creating new revenue streams, transformational management, team and people development. He has over two decades of proven Sales, Marketing & Business Development success in enterprise software, consulting & support at local, European and global levels. Achieved continued double digit growth in highly developed and competitive enterprise markets with large teams in complex matrix organizations. M.S. Management, Stanford University; M.A. Business Administration & Economics, University of Zurich

Experience

  • Microsoft (14 yrs 4 mos)
    • AI Business Solutions Lead, SMB Germany/Austria/Switzerland
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Leading SMB & Partner Solution Sales organization in D/A/CH for Productivity & Business Applications Solutions.

    • Director Partner Solution Sales
      Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 · 9 mos

      Working with a team of Partner Solution Area Specialist and the Swiss Partner eco-system to bring best-in-class Cloud Solutions to Swiss SMB customers and boost their competitiveness.

    • Director Strategy & Operations, Global Market Development, Worldwide Public Sector
      Nov 2020 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Owner at Rupp Consulting
    2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

    Independent Strategy & Organization Business Consulting with a focus on ICT (information & communications technologies).

  • Sloan Fellow 2010 MSc/MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business
    Aug 2009 - Jul 2010 · 1 yr

    Highly selective 1 year full-time, residential Master of Science in Management program for experienced managers, co-taught with 2-year MBA program: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/msx Concentration in Sales/Marketing, Strategy (incl. Non-Market), Venture Viability and Enterpreneurship. Various study trips incl. to China and India.

  • Microsoft (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Specialist & Solution Sales
      2007 - 2010 · 3 yrs

      Merged Partner & Technology Sales teams into an integrated Specialist Sales Unit with 3 teams for Infrastructure, Business Productivity and Application Platform. Delivered significant incremental revenues from competitive solution selling of Enterprise Platform and SaaS offerings while increasing Customer and Partner Satisfaction.

    • Senior Manager Manufacturing & Retail Industry (Enterprise & Partner Group)
      2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

      Developed a vision and built the key account team for the largest industry verticals with focus on industry-specific solution offerings, partner capabilities and industry marketing.

  • Manager Communications Sector at Microsoft
    2001 - 2003 · 2 yrs

    Built & managed Industry Sales & Marketing Team for Telco, Media and Entertainment Verticals. Focus on Communications, Commerce, Advertising and Broadcasting (incl. IP-TV) leveraging the Microsoft client, server and online services platforms. Addressed consumers and enterprises.