November 2014
Talari Hires ex-Riverbed Exec to Head Channel Sales
Talari Networks, a San Jose, California-based WAN reliability and application performance specialist, has hired Randy Schirman, a former Riverbed Technology (RVBD) channel chief and 25-year industry veteran, to head its worldwide sales and channel […]
Dell Appoints New Channel Chief, Restructures U.S. Sales Organization
It didn’t take Dell long after closing its $24.8 billion private equity buyout to shake things up. On Nov. 18, the vendor appointed a new global channel chief, restructured its sales operation and named […]
Cisco’s Next CEO
Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers shared the stage with Cisco President Rob Lloyd today in New York. During this extremely important moment — the Insieme acquisition, the Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) launch, and the […]
Avaya Channel Chief Karl Soderlund Exits Company
Karl Soderlund, Avaya’s U.S. channel chief, will leave the company as of March 7, according to a leaked internal memo.
CRN reported that Soderlund is leaving the company to pursue “outside opportunities; however, the official […]
Brocade Hires Former Juniper SDN Expert
Brocade (BRCD) has hired Benson Schliesser as a distinguished engineer following his departure from Juniper Networks (JNPR) in the fall. With a long history of technical and engineering jobs at Juniper, Cisco Systems (CSCO) […]
Juniper’s Matt Hurley Steps in as VP of Worldwide Partner Marketing Group
Juniper Networks (JNPR) has combined its global partner organization with its field marketing team to better serve its channel partners and amplify demand within the channel. Juniper Worldwide VP of Field Marketing Matt Hurley […]
July 2014
Tech Data Names New VP of Mobility, Technical Services
Tech Data (TECD) added to its executive lineup this week with the appointment of two industry veterans to its mobile and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) divisions. The distributor has tapped former Brightstar president and […]
Tintri Nabs Former VMware Exec as Head of Strategic Alliances
Tintri has appointed former VMware (VMW) executive Andrew Lee as its latest executive vice president of Alliances, leading the virtualization and cloud environment storage provider’s strategic alliances and supporting new business development and corporate […]
Citrix Appoints New Mobile Platforms Group VP
Citrix (CTXS) has appointed IT industry veteran and former Symantec executive Brian Dye as the company’s latest group vice president and general manager of the company’s mobile platforms group. In his new role, Dye […]
June 2014
Relayware Appoints John Benecke as New CFO
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) partnering automation provider Relayware named John Benecke its new chief financial officer, where he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s finance, accounting and operations functions. As CFO, Benecke will also lead […]
Collaboration Specialist Carousel Names New Execs, Expands Sales
Technology integrator Carousel Industries has expanded its U.S. sales reach south and west and hired four new executives to push the company’s unified communications and collaboration platform solutions and services to midmarket and enterprise […]
Geoff Haydon Steps in as Absolute Software CEO
Absolute Software (ABT) welcomed former EMC executive Geoff Haydon as its new CEO last week, as the endpoint security company looks to stabilize its current leadership. Haydon, who also was named to the company’s […]
