Cobham Employee Reviews for VP of Sales

"I did not work for Cobham defense. Not sure where it is deriving this from. I last worked for RESON, Inc."

What do you like about working at Cobham?

"Again, all answers relate to RESON, Inc. Not Cobham defense. US offices had good personnel, and we all worked well together. Expertise and industry history was good. Client relationships were strong and I enjoyed building on those and expanding relationships within major accounts."

What don't you like about working at Cobham?

"Parent company was in Denmark and a major cultural rift existed because of the company's origins (three brothers, who then sold to a Danish equity group). The parent company was determined to decimate the satellite offices and was highly un-supportive of the offices, primarily because the satellites actually held the key expertise. As a result, a defense posture was maintained that tried to downplay all non-corporate offices."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always empower offices and individuals and trust in your key management personnel. Take pro-active approaches to solutions as opposed to defense posturing, trying to make it into a local power-play to take over control. (Sorry to say, but the level of political jockeying was this bad and directly affected me and others in senior management.)"