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Juniper: Chris Jones Succeeds Frank Vitagliano

Juniper (NYSE:JNPR) has named Chris Jones to succeed Frank Vitagliano as its VP for Americas Partner Sales. Vitagliano recently exited Juniper to join Dell (NASDAQ:DELL). Jones, a Juniper veteran, previously held VP-level and director-level positions at Proxim and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO). So what are Jones’ top priorities? Here are some clues.

Jones shifted into the […]

Sophos Names Krause New Americas Channel Chief

Security vendor Sophos has tapped Kendra Krause as channel sales vice president to oversee the company’s Americas partner initiatives.

Krause, who Sophos squired away from rival Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), will be based in Chicago. She reports to Dick Faulkner, Sophos North American Sales vice president.

Krause’s background includes prior stints in channel sales, marketing and operations […]

Dell SMB Channel Sales: Vitagliano’s New Gig

We all know it’s a good idea to pay attention to us. After all, whose ear is closer to the IT channel ground? Not many, as it turns out…Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) confirmed late Friday that Frank Vitagliano, the iconoclastic channel guru, is the vendor’s new channel sales vice president, just as our sources told him. […]

Cisco Names Liebo New Global Partner Marketing Leader

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has turned to an internal top services and customer segment marketing executive to lead its partner-facing marketing initiatives, tapping Sherri Liebo as its new global partner marketing vice president, filling a slot vacant since last summer after Amanda Jobbins unexpectedly left the networking giant.

Liebo, who joined Cisco in 2005 after […]

Microsoft Hires Oracle Channel Chief Judson Althoff for North America Sales Push

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has hired former Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) Channel Chief Judson Althoff. According to a Microsoft press release, Althoff will become president, North America Sales and Marketing, and corporate VP. Althoff’s leap to Microsoft, effective March 29, comes only a few days after Oracle announced disappointing Q3 2013 earnings. This could be a huge win for Microsoft […]

Ingram Promotes Channel VP, Adds to Security Portfolio

Global distribution behemoth Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) has promoted Kirk Robinson to senior vice president, Commercial Markets and Global Accounts for North America, expanding his prior role to include ownership of the distributor’s global accounts and supervision of additional strategic key business units. He is responsible for managing the business leaders responsible for Ingram’s […]

Brocade Taps Former Micromuse Chief Carney to Top Slot

Storage area networking vendor Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) has named Lloyd Carney, a 30-year high tech industry veteran, as its new chief executive replacing Michael Klayko, who held the post since 2005 and whose planned resignation the company announced some four months ago as it continues to search for a suitable buyer.

Carney, who most […]

New Cisco Americas Boss: Timed for Juniper Conference?

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has named Nick Adamo (pictured) to succeed Chuck Robbins as its top executive in the Americas, CRN reported today. The news comes as rival Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) wraps up its Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas. We wonder: Did Cisco leak the news to shift the spotlight away from […]

Ingram Micro Shuffles Execs, Avnet Buys Services Firm

While the IT industry last week took a collective holiday break, two distribution giants made moves worth noting: Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM)  made three executive management appointments impacting its consumer electronics division, and Avnet (NYSE: AVT) scooped up  TSSLink to beef up its services expertise.

At Ingram Micro, Brent McCarthy moves from executive director and general […]