Everything Channel's CRN Reveals the 2009 Channel Chiefs

Everything Channel, a division of United Business Media, today announced the 2009 CRN Channel Chiefs. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.

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This is the seventh consecutive year that CRN has developed the Channel Chief list. Top Channel Chiefs were chosen based on criteria including policy and program innovations made during the past year, the amount of revenue their company generates through partners, their willingness to speak out publicly on behalf of the channel, and the number of years they have dedicated to channel activities.

"Effective channel executives consistently ensure that the Channel's voice is heard when strategic decisions are being made and continually nurture mutually profitable relationships," said Robert C. DeMarzo, SVP/Editorial Director, Everything Channel. "This year's winners are strong channel advocates and we applaud them for their successful partner programs and strategies."

  The 2009 CRN Channel Chiefs include:
  --  A10 Networks, Jim Lima, Director of Channels
  --  Acer, Mark Hill, General Manager, U.S.
  --  Acronis, David Brow, Vice President - Channels
  --  Adtran, Ted Cole, Vice President, Channel Sales
  --  Alcatel-Lucent, Derek Peper, Vice President, North American Enterprise
      Channels
  --  AMCC, Russ Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Storage
      Business Unit
  --  AMD, Gary Bixler, Director of Worldwide Channel Marketing
  --  APC by Schneider Electric, Marc Sherman, Vice President, Marketing
  --  ArcSight, Chris Peterson, Vice President, Worldwide Channel Sales
  --  Arrow Electronics, Andy Bryant, President, Enterprise Computing
      Solutions
  --  Arrow Electronics, Robert Spee, Director of Marketing, Midmarket
      Group, Enterprise Computing Solutions
  --  Autodesk, Ken Bado, Executive Vice President, Sales and Services
  --  Autotask, Bob Godgart, CEO/Founder
  --  Avaya, Jeremy Butt, Vice President, Global Channels
  --  Avnet Technology Solutions, Rick Alvarez, Senior Vice President and
      General Manager, HP Solutions, Canada and Mexico
  --  Avnet Technology Solutions, Tony Vottima, Vice President of Solutions
      Marketing and Development
  --  Avocent, Dudley DeVore, Senior Vice President, Global Branded Markets,
      Avocent Management Systems Division
  --  Avocent, Mike Hall, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Avocent
      LANDesk
  --  Blue Coat Systems, Jim Harold, Vice President, Worldwide Channel Sales
  --  BlueArc, Cameron van Orman, Senior Director, Worldwide Channels and
      Partner Marketing
  --  CA, Adam Famularo, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Recovery
      Management & Data Modeling
  --  CA, Bill Lipsin, Senior Vice President, Global Channels
  --  CA, George Kafkarkou, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Internet
      Security
  --  Check Point Software Technologies, Amnon Bar-Lev, Vice President,
      Global Field Operations
  --  Cisco Systems, Edison Peres, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels
      Go To Market
  --  Cisco Systems, Keith Goodwin, Senior Vice President, Worldwide
      Channels
  --  Cisco Systems, Wendy Bahr, Senior Vice President, U.S./Canada Channels
  --  Citrix Systems, Tom Flink, Vice President, Worldwide Channels and
      Emerging Product Sales
  --  CommVault, Mark Conley, Director, North American Channels
  --  Compellent Technologies, Brian Bell, Vice President of Worldwide Sales
  --  Compulink - Laserfiche, Chris Wacker, Senior Vice President
  --  ConnectWise, Arnie Bellini, CEO
  --  D-Link Systems, Keith A. Karlsen, Executive Vice President
  --  D&H Distributing, Jeff Davis, Senior Vice President of Sales
  --  D&H Distributing, Mary Campbell, Vice President of Marketing
  --  DataDirect Networks, David Zimmer, Vice President, Worldwide Channels
  --  Dell, Gregory Davis, Vice President and General Manager, Dell Global
      Commercial Channels
  --  DiCentral, Eric Braswell, Senior Director of Global Channels
  --  Digium, Steve Harvey, Vice President, Worldwide Sales
  --  Eaton, Curtiz Gangi, Sales Director, IT Channel
  --  EMC, Gregg Ambulos, Vice President, Americas Channel Sales
  --  EMC, Pete Koliopoulos, Vice President, Global Channel Marketing
  --  Emulex, Steve Marconi, Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales
  --  Enterasys Networks, William Przybylinski, Director of North America
      Channels/Distribution
  --  Epicor Software, George Klaus, CEO
  --  Extreme Networks, Christopher Rajiah, Director, North American
      Channels
  --  FalconStor Software, Wendy M. Petty, Vice President of North American
      Sales
  --  Fortinet, Michael Valentine, Vice President of Americas Sales and
      Support
  --  Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Lorne Wilson, Senior Vice
      President, Sales, Corporate Marketing and New Products Group
  --  Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Victor Kan, Senior Vice
      President, Sales and Marketing, Imaging Products Group
  --  Fujitsu Computer Systems, Matt McManus, Vice President Channel Sales
  --  Hitachi Data Systems, Bruce Chumley, Vice President, Americas Channel
      Sales
  --  Hitachi Data Systems, Mike Walkey, Senior Vice President, Global
      Channels
  --  HP, Adrian Jones, Vice President and General Manager, Americas
      Solution Partners Organization
  --  HP, Frank Rauch, Vice President, TSG Sales, Americas Solution Partners
      Organization
  --  HP, Mike Humke, Vice President, Public Sector, Americas Solution
      Partners Organization
  --  HP, Tom LaRocca, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, Americas
      Solution Partners Organization
  --  i365, Larry Sheffield, Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and
      Marketing
  --  IBM, Ayman Antoun, Vice President, Business Partners, Americas
  --  IBM, Jim Corgel, General Manager, ISV and Developer Relations
  --  IBM, Rich Hume, General Manager, Global Business Partner Organization
  --  Ingram Micro, Brian D. Wiser, Senior Vice President Sales and Vendor
      Management, Ingram Micro North America
  --  InMage Systems, Chris Stack, Director, North American Channel Sales
  --  Intel, Eric Thompson, Director, North America Distribution and Channel
      Marketing
  --  Intel, Steve Dallman, Vice President, Sales and Marketing; General
      Manager, Worldwide Reseller Channel Organization
  --  Intuit, BJ Schaknowski, Director, Mid Market Sales
  --  Iron Mountain Digital, David Kubick, Vice President, Worldwide
      Channels and Alliances
  --  IronKey, Carole Amos, Director of Global Channel Marketing
  --  Juniper Networks, Frank Vitagliano, Senior Vice President Worldwide
      Channels
  --  Kaseya, Bill Falk, Executive Vice President of Sales
  --  Kaspersky Lab Americas, John Eddy, Senior Vice President Sales
  --  Kerio Technologies, Mirek Kren, Vice President of Worldwide Sales
  --  Kodak, Don McMahan, Vice President Sales, Document Imaging
  --  Lenovo, Stephen DiFranco, Vice President and General Manager, Americas
  --  Level Platforms, Dan Wensley, Vice President Partner Development
  --  McAfee, Roger King, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Channel
      Operations
  --  MegaPath, Dan Foster, Senior Vice President of Sales
  --  Meru Networks, Gregg Kalman, Vice President Channels
  --  Microsoft, Cindy Bates, Vice President, U.S. Partner Strategy,
      Marketing and Programs
  --  Microsoft, Robert Deshaies, Vice President, U.S. Partner Business
      Development and Sales
  --  Microsoft, Allison L. Watson, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide
      Partner Group
  --  Mitel Networks, Rick Dell, President, U.S. Sales
  --  Motorola, Janet Schijns, Vice President, Worldwide Channels,
      Distribution and Alliances
  --  MX Logic, Pete Khanna, President and COO
  --  N-able Technologies, Mike Cullen, Vice President Sales
  --  NEC Display Solutions, Betsy Larson, Vice President, Channel Sales
  --  NetApp, Julie Parrish, Vice President Worldwide Channel Sales
  --  NetApp, Todd Palmer, Vice President Americas Channel Sales
  --  Netgear, Matthew Dargis, Senior Director of U.S. Sales, SMB
  --  Nortel, David Wilkinson, Vice President Channel Sales
  --  Nvidia, John Lonergan, Vice President Worldwide Channel Operations
  --  Oki Data Americas, Jess Trotter, Director, U.S. Channel Sales
  --  Omniture, Mark Dillon, Vice President Channel Sales
  --  Oracle, Judson Althoff, Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and
      Channels
  --  Oracle, Ted Bereswill, Senior Vice President, North America Alliances
      and Channels
  --  Panasonic Computer Solutions, Sheila O'Neil, Vice President, Channel
      Sales
  --  PGP, Lee Finck, Senior Director, Worldwide Channels
  --  Progress Software, Robert Palumbo, Vice President, Worldwide Partner
      Marketing and Development
  --  PTC, Robert Kocis, Divisional Vice President Worldwide Channel Sales
  --  QLogic, Pohan Chiang, Vice President of Worldwide Sales
  --  Quantum, Mark Bramel, Vice President, North America Channel Sales
  --  Qwest, Sandy Spencer, Regional Vice President - Qwest Business Partner
      Program
  --  Rackspace Hosting, Scott White, Director, Channel Sales
  --  Raritan, Gary Marks, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Americas
  --  Rebit, Charlene Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President
      Marketing and Sales
  --  Red Hat, Roger Egan, Vice President North America Channels
  --  Reflexion Networks, Scott J. Barlow, Vice President, Sales and
      Marketing
  --  Ricoh Americas, Matt Sakauchi, Vice President, Office Printer Business
      Group
  --  RSA, The Security Division of EMC, Bill Taylor, Senior Director,
      Global Channels and Alliances
  --  Ruckus Wireless, Selina Lo, President
  --  Sage North America, Doug Meyer, President, Industry & Specialized
      Solutions Division
  --  Salesforce.com, Bobby Napiltonia, Senior Vice President, Worldwide
      Channels and Alliances
  --  Samsung, Richard Hutton, Senior Channel Marketing Manager
  --  SAP, Ira Simon, Vice President - SME Channel
  --  SAP, Patricia R. Hume, Global Senior Vice President of Channel and
      Alliances for SME
  --  ScanSource, Bobby McLain, Vice President, Marketing
  --  ScanSource, Mike Ferney, Vice President of Sales, ScanSource
      Communications
  --  ScanSource, Tony Sorrentino, Vice President of Sales, ScanSource
      Security
  --  Secnap Network Security, Jim Garrity, Vice President Sales and
      Marketing
  --  SED International, Jonathan Elster, Executive Vice President
  --  SED International, Rob Kalman, Vice President, Marketing
  --  Siemens PLM Software, Kerry K. Grimes, Vice President, Global Solution
      Partner Sales
  --  SMC Networks, Keith M Alexis, Vice President of Sales - Americas
  --  Sonicwall, Marvin Blough, Vice President, Worldwide Sales
  --  Sony Electronics BBSC, Mike Woulfe, Senior Vice President
  --  Sophos, Christopher B. Doggett, Director of Global Channel Programs
  --  SpectorSoft, Sharon Woolley, Channel Sales Director
  --  StorageCraft Technology, Mike Kunz, Senior Director of Sales
  --  Sun Microsystems, Jesse Chavez, Vice President, Global Partner Sales
  --  Sun Microsystems, Tom Wagner, Vice President, North America Partner
      Sales Organization
  --  SunGard Availability Services, Carmen Sorice III, Senior Vice
      President of Channels
  --  Super Micro Computer, Charles Liang, CEO and President
  --  Symantec, Randall Cochran, Vice President, Channel Sales for The
      Americas
  --  Synnex, Bob Stegner, Senior Vice President of Marketing, North
      Distributor America
  --  Tech Data, Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President, U.S. Marketing
  --  Thunderstone Software, Frederick A. Harmon, Channel Director & CSO
  --  Toshiba America Information Systems, Jerry Lumpkin, Vice President,
      Business Channel Sales
  --  Trend Micro, Cody Leser, Senior Director of North America Channel
      Sales
  --  Tumbleweed, Dave Harris, Vice President of Worldwide Channels
  --  Verio, Scott Calvert, Senior Director, Channel Sales
  --  ViewSonic North America, Jeff Volpe, Vice President and General
      Manager
  --  Virtual Iron Software, Bill Simpson, Vice President, Global Channel
      Sales
  --  Visioneer, Bill Kouzi, Senior Vice President, Sales & Service, The
      Americas
  --  VMware, Steve Houck, Vice President of Worldwide Channels
  --  WatchGuard Technologies, Mark Romano, Director of Global Channel and
      Field Marketing
  --  Websense, David Roberts, Senior Vice President, Americas Sales
  --  Westcon Group, Duncan Potter, Chief Marketing Officer
  --  Westcon Group, Laurie Usewicz, Vice President of U.S. Sales
  --  Western Digital, Ron Green, Vice President North America and Latin
      America Channel Sales
  --  Xerox, Gary E. Gillam, Vice President, Channel Operations, North
      American Reseller Sales
  --  Zeus Technology, Kathy Downey, Channel Manager - Americas

For additional information on the CRN Channel Chief list, visit www.channelweb.com.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

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