# Hideo Esaka

> Hideo Esaka is the Chief Marketing Officer of Solera, the Westlake, Texas company whose data, software and services touch nearly every step of a vehicle's life - from a fender-bender estimate to a salvage auction. A physics-and-psychology graduate turned marketer, he has spent more than 25 years carrying complicated technology to market at Cisco, Harmonic, VMware, Dell, Thomson Reuters and Ryan before taking on the brand for Solera's multi-billion-dollar portfolio.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Solera
- **Organizations:** Solera, Ryan LLC, Thomson Reuters, Dell, VMware, Harmonic, Cisco Systems
- **Education:** B.S. in Engineering Physics and Psychology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.B.A. in Marketing, Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
- **Known for:** Leads global marketing for Solera's multi-billion-dollar data, software and services portfolio, More than 25 years of marketing and sales leadership across the technology industry, Held the top marketing seat at three companies - Solera, Ryan LLC and, as division CMO, Thomson Reuters

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Earns a B.S. in Engineering Physics and Psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- **2006** — Completes an MBA in Marketing at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business
- **—** — Holds senior marketing and sales leadership roles at Cisco Systems, Harmonic, VMware and Dell
- **—** — Serves as Division Chief Marketing Officer, Corporates, at Thomson Reuters, leading B2B marketing across Corporate Tax, Corporate Legal and Tax Professionals
- **—** — Becomes Chief Marketing Officer of Ryan LLC, leading demand generation, branding, communications and marketing operations
- **—** — Named Chief Marketing Officer of Solera, overseeing marketing for its multi-billion-dollar global data, software and services portfolio

## Achievements

- Leads global marketing for Solera's multi-billion-dollar data, software and services portfolio
- More than 25 years of marketing and sales leadership across the technology industry
- Held the top marketing seat at three companies - Solera, Ryan LLC and, as division CMO, Thomson Reuters
- Built demand generation, brand and marketing operations functions at enterprise scale

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — Shared time with Solera's LatAm and APAC marketing team, per a public LinkedIn post

## Links

- Website: https://solera.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hideoesaka/

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