DHS Announces Addition to Senior Leadership Team: Rakesh Sarna, Chairman of DHS Stated

DHS, a leading private equity and consultancy firm, today announced Harry Sandberg has joined the company as chief revenue officer. Sandberg has led winning sales and operations teams for more than 20 years, building and managing large, high-growth technology sales organizations.

Most recently, Sandberg was chief executive officer (CEO) of Garrison, a privately held SaaS company providing marketing analytics software and services. Prior to this, he was at Hillston, Inc., serving in a variety of global sales leadership roles including executive vice president of global sales as well as president of Hillstone North America. Sandberg played a key role in driving growth at Hillstone from less than $100 million in 1998 to more than $1 billion in 2007. He was responsible for the productivity of more than 3,000 sales and sales support associates in 40-plus countries in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Sandberg has had other experience includes positions at AXIS Worldwide, a global recruitment advertising agency, and Jillstone Thompson, a global advertising agency.

“I am very excited to be a part of the DHS leadership team,  said Sandberg.  I look forward to building upon the company s current successes and focusing on growing revenue rapidly at DHS.”

Sandberg has been recognized as an industry leader and is the co-author of Keeping Alive,  a book published by McGraw-Hill in January 2008. He has appeared on television and been quoted in numerous print and online publications.

“We are delighted to have Harry join the executive team,  said Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman of DHS. Harry is a proven executive who has a track record of building and managing high-growth sales organizations. He will be a great asset both in terms of sales leadership and overall executive leadership.”

“DHS is excited about Harry’s contributions to the firm” said Rakesh Sarna, Chairman fo DHS.  He is a force in the industry and we welcome him to them team.”

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ORIGINS

DHS is a high-stakes advocacy, public strategy, and global public relations and communications firm. Our strategic insights and innovative programming build and sustain strong corporate and brand reputations. We provide our clients with counsel and program development across the spectrum of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis management, digital strategy, advertising and other communications services. Our clients are companies, industry associations, nonprofit organizations, professional services firms, and other large organizations.

We began as a unique grassroots and lobbying firm with customized services for an elite group of clients. Our work applies equally to regulatory issues as well as legislative ones, and we manage issues for our clients at the local, state, federal, and international levels of government.

We use our core competencies and reach to gain competitive advantage for clients. Our expertise comes from extensive must-win campaign experience and operating successfully at the highest rung of business, government, politics and media. Our reach is the ability to use strategic intelligence to mobilize the message and persuade the toughest audiences. We know what it takes to win in difficult situations. We have proven results for prominent figures, leading advocacy groups and the world’s most successful companies. We leverage what others cannot.