As Vice President and General Manager of Microsoft Canada’s Consumer and Online Group, Owen Sagness is responsible for driving the business strategy for consumer PC, Mobile, and some of the country’s leading web-based services under the MSN and Windows Live brands. These top ranked services in their respective categories include the Sympatico.MSN.ca portal, Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger. He is also responsible for Microsoft Live Search and for introducing the Microsoft Advertising brand and portfolio of services to Canada.
Formerly Director, Public Sector, at Microsoft Canada, Owen was responsible for Microsoft's Public Sector activities across Canada, including Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments, Healthcare and Education. Prior to this position, he was Director, Enterprise Commercial Sales, responsible for Microsoft Canada's non-vertical, medium, and large enterprise customer accounts.
Owen lives in Toronto with his wife and their four children.