Daniel Wardell
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Daniel Wardell

SVP of Sales EMEA, Verint

Contact center and CX technology leader with 25 years in the industry, who has run enterprise CX business across EMEA at Alvaria. Earlier held senior roles at Siemens, Talkdesk and 8×8, and judges international CX awards.

25+ Years in contact center and communications technology
10+ EMEA markets he has led for enterprise CX software
50%+ Reduction in customer attrition he led at Alvaria

Areas of expertise

Contact Center Transformation
CX Technology
AI in Customer Service
Outbound Engagement & Compliance
CX in Regulated Industries
Unified Communications

Daniel Wardell is a contact center and CX technology leader based in London, now SVP of Sales EMEA at Verint.

Before Verint, Daniel led Alvaria’s enterprise CX business across EMEA, working with companies in regulated and service industries on contact center modernization, outbound engagement, and compliance. Earlier, he held senior roles at Siemens, Talkdesk, and 8×8, and he has judged international CX awards.

Daniel argues that in regulated industries, compliance belongs in the design of the customer experience from the start.

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Verint · August 2026 – Present · EMEA

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Alvaria CX · November 2025 – August 2026 · London, United Kingdom

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Siemens Digital Industries Software · June 2024 – November 2025 · London, United Kingdom

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Alvaria · July 2022 – June 2024 · United Kingdom

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Talkdesk · January 2022 – July 2022 · London, United Kingdom

Senior Director, EMEA Enterprise Sales

8×8 · November 2019 – January 2022 · London, United Kingdom

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Elite Group · December 2016 – November 2019 · London, United Kingdom

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Daisy Group · November 2008 – December 2016 · London, United Kingdom

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