SAS Appoints New Chief Sales Officer

CARY, N.C., Oct. 1, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Global sales leader Casey McGee has been appointed as the new Chief Sales Officer at SAS, effective today. The appointment marks a significant step in SAS's strategy to continue its growth by helping organizations solve real problems with data and AI.

McGee brings a wealth of experience to SAS, having spent 25 years in enterprise sales and revenue leadership roles. His most recent position was as Managing Director, Global Partner Ecosystem and Applied AI at Google, where he focused on driving revenue and consumption across top business application and infrastructure partners. Prior to his time at Google, McGee spent 22 years at Microsoft, holding various leadership roles including sales, partner, and global operations positions. He also served as Chief Revenue Officer at Lytx, overseeing marketing, sales, partner, and customer success functions.

At Microsoft, McGee held sales leadership roles that spanned global independent software vendors (ISVs), digital natives, venture capital, private equity, systems integrators, and strategic partner ecosystems. His experience included building industry-focused partner models, creating Microsoft's Digital Natives customer segment, and leading business operations for Microsoft's Global Sales and Marketing organization.

In his new role, McGee will lead SAS's global Sales organization and help advance the company's customer-focused growth strategy. He understands enterprise software, applied AI, and partner ecosystems, and he is well-positioned to help customers get value from technology.

SAS CEO Jim Goodnight expressed his confidence in McGee's ability to help SAS continue its legacy of helping organizations solve real problems with data.

McGee's appointment follows the retirement of Riad Gydien and a global search for SAS's next sales leader. During his 20 years with SAS, Gydien helped lead the global Sales organization through significant growth and change, strengthened customer focus, and advanced a more unified global go-to-market strategy. His leadership left a solid foundation for McGee to build upon as SAS enters its next phase of growth.

SAS is a global leader in data and AI, helping organizations make confident decisions with AI they can trust. For decades, SAS has set the standard for delivering software that drives meaningful impact, incorporating deep industry expertise, transparency, and governance. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.

The appointment of Casey McGee as Chief Sales Officer underscores SAS's commitment to helping organizations apply data and AI in practical, trusted ways that create measurable business value. McGee's expertise in enterprise software, applied AI, and partner ecosystems will be instrumental in SAS's continued growth and success.