May 2014
SAP Names New Cloud Partner Chief, Jettisons Cloud Head
Among a slew of management changes, German software maker SAP (SAP) has promoted Rodolpho Cardenuto to head a new Global Partner Operations organization, tasking him with responsibility for SAP’s partner ecosystem both for cloud […]
April 2014
What Will Red Hat Channel Chief Martin Bring to Partners?
As newly hired Red Hat (RHT) channel chief D. Robert Martin settles down into his new role at the billion dollar open source software company, channel partners are waiting to hear more about what […]
Former Microsoft Exec Knight New Rackspace Channel Head
Will Knight, a former 15-year Microsoft (MSFT) veteran, is Rackspace Hosting’s (RAX) new channel sales head, charged with building strategic partner relationships and sprinkling the program with incentives to improve profitability and sales.
Knight’s role […]
March 2014
Microsoft Exec Leblond to Exit, Completing Post-Sinofsky Makeover
Longtime Microsoft (MSFT) executive Antoine Leblond, a 25-year company veteran and head of Windows Services, said he will exit after March 31, to “go out and see what the non-Microsoft world has to offer,” […]
Symantec Axes CEO Bennett, Names Brown Interim Boss
Symantec’s (SYMC) board of directors abruptly ousted President and Chief Executive Steve Bennett, whose tenure at the security company’s helm lasted a short but eventful 20 months, replacing him on an interim basis with […]
Aruba Taps Soderlund for Worldwide Channels Slot
Aruba Networks (ARUN) has named former Avaya channel exec Karl Soderlund to its Worldwide Channels position. The announcement was made at Aruba Atmosphere, the company’s annual partner conference this week in Las Vegas.
As vice […]
Colin Powell Joins Salesforce.com Board
Salesforce.com (CRM) on Thursday said it has appointed Ret. U.S. Gen. and former Secretary of State Colin Powell to its board of directors, effective March 13.
Powell joins a board comprised of leaders including […]
Former Microsoft Channel Chief Roskill Joins Cloud ERP Provider
Four months after departing Microsoft (MSFT), former channel chief Jon Roskill now is at the helm of Acumatica, a 7-year-old, cloud-based ERP specialist focused on SMBs.
Roskill, a 20-year, high-profile Microsoft channel veteran, takes Acumatica’s […]
February 2014
The New Microsoft: Nadella CEO, Thompson Chairman
As expected, Microsoft (MSFT) today played the three key pieces in its grand plan, naming 22-year company veteran Satya Nadella as the third chief executive in its 38-year history, shifting board director John Thompson […]
January 2014
VMware Appoints Former Gartner Analyst as Americas CTO
VMware (VMW) has appointed former Gartner (IT) research vice president Chris Wolf as its new chief technology officer for the Americas, just a few weeks after it named Ben Fathis as its CTO.
Wolf made […]
Red Hat’s Channel Chief Search Narrows Candidate Field
Red Hat (RHT) Global Channel Sales Senior Vice President Mark Enzweiler told us yesterday that the company is still searching for a new channel chief, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been movement.
The company […]
Juniper Appoints New U.S. Channel Chief
Juniper Networks’ 2014 Global Partner Conference begins tomorrow, and the company will be going into the conference with a new Americas channel chief. It slipped out last week that Jonathan Belcher, the company’s vice […]
