October 2013
New Oracle Channel Chief: HP’s Rich Geraffo
Oracle (ORCL) has named Rich Geraffo as senior VP, worldwide alliances and channels. Geraffo most recently was senior VP and managing director at Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). He now reports directly to Oracle President Mark Hurd […]
September 2013
LogRhythm Names Nancy Reynolds Channel Chief
LogRhythm has hired Nancy Reynolds as VP of channel sales. Reynolds, a veteran of Kaspersky Lab and Trend Micro, will be seeking to deepen and accelerate the security company’s work with VARs and MSSPs […]
HP Taps Barsamian to Lead Enterprise Group Channel Sales
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is taking a new tack in its dealings with its channel partners, tapping the Enterprise Group’s Global Sales SVP Sue Barsamian to fill the newly created SVP of Worldwide Indirect Sales—a move […]
Brocade Taps New Channel Chief in Bid for ‘Better Alignment’
Networking technology vendor Brocade (BRCD) has tapped veteran channel chief Bill Lipsin to lead the company’s worldwide channels organization, shifting Regan McGrath back to his former position as vice president of Sales for the […]
SAP Channel Chief Eric Duffaut Exits Company
SAP AG (SAP) Global Ecosystem and Channels President Eric Duffaut, who has been with the company since 2005, has made a personal decision to leave the company, according to an SAP spokesperson.
Mark Ferrer, COO […]
August 2013
Sophos Hires Dell SonicWall Exec as North America Sales Chief
Security vendor Sophos continued its 2013 roll by hiring John Keenan, a 13-year Dell (DELL) SonicWall veteran, to head its North America sales efforts.
Keenan’s background is marked by some 20 years of sales and […]
Report: Apple Plucks Levi’s Exec for U.S. Retail Unit, Top Spot Still Unfilled
Apple (AAPL) is again breaking the mold of traditional IT hiring, reaching into clothing manufacturer titan Levi Strauss for Enrique Atienza to serve in a top director capacity in its U.S. retail operation, according […]
Cisco CEO Successor: Chuck Robbins Stock Rising?
Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers plans to stick around for another one to three years. Roughly 10 Cisco executives are in the running to be the networking giant’s next CEO. We originally thought […]
Websense Taps Former RSA Exec as Global Channel Sales Chief
Web security vendor Websense has named Shawn Pearson, a former channel sales executive at EMC’s (EMC) RSA security division, as its new worldwide channel sales chief and charged him with driving adoption of the […]
ShoreTel Names New CEO, Betters Q4 Results
Unified communications provider ShoreTel (SHOR) named Don Joos, the company’s current Global Services vice president, as its new president and chief executive, succeeding Peter Blackmore, who’s retiring after nearly three years on the job […]
July 2013
Flash Storage Maker Taps Ex-EMC Exec to Lead Worldwide Channels
Flash storage maker Virident Systems has tapped Dawn Ruszel, a former EMC (EMC) partner sales manager, as Worldwide Channels senior director.
With flash storage gaining in the marketplace as prices come down, the technology is […]
Cisco Taps Sage for Americas Distribution VP Post
Cisco Systems (CSCO) has tapped Andrew Sage, its former worldwide Partner Led vice president and Small Business Sales vice president, as its new Americas Distribution vice president, taking Julie Hens’ former post when she […]
