Veteran Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM manager Bill Patterson departs for Salesforce

by Jason Gumpert, Editor
published July 30, 2017
Bill Patterson

Microsoft has parted ways with one of the longest serving managers in the Dynamics program. Bill Patterson, a veteran of CRM at Microsoft, revealed he has joined Salesforce as senior vice president for service engagement as of last week.

Salesforce was the logical suitor for Patterson. According to one source, Salesforce recruited him aggressively, flying him to San Francisco by private jet some time ago to discuss the role. Patterson is also said to have a good relationship with Salesforce executive Bob Stutz, who used to be Patterson's boss at Microsoft before leaving in 2015.

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Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. Jason has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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