Orrin Thomas is Vice President, European Sales for Everest Group in the UK. In this role, Orrin is responsible for sales and business development strategy, pipeline generation, and providing leadership to the UK sales team. Orrin has over 12 years of experience in sales and business development roles, establishing and driving sales performance and success. Before Everest Group, Orrin was the Regional Business Development Director (EMEA) for Gartner, specifically for Gartner for Sales Leaders, where he focused on selling a syndicated consulting and advisory service. In this role, he led, managed, and coached a team of Account Executives. Previous to this role, Orrin was Sales Director at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Global (ACCA) in London and Glasgow, where he managed a team of business development associates. Orrin was also a lobbyist for Carrefour, a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation, where he rotated to different departments, including marketing, public affairs, and human resources, across France, Kenya, and Morocco. Orrin holds a master's degree in political science from SciencesPo France.