Channel Partners Announces 2011 Channel Executive of the Year Finalists
Channel Partners, a publication of Virgo Publishing LLC, for the telecommunications indirect sales channel, is pleased to announce the 10 finalists for Channel Executive of the Year. The finalists will be honored during an awards ceremony wherein the winner will be announced March 13, at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.
The finalists and winner also will be featured in the May issue of Channel Partners magazine.
The finalists are, in alphabetical order:
- Tim Basa, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Nitel Inc.
- J.R. Cook, Vice President of Alternate Channels, EarthLink Business
- John Cunningham, President, McGraw Communications Inc.
- Dale Kammerich, Vice President of Channel Sales, tw telecom inc.
- Steve Kaplan, Manager, Agent Sales, TouchTone Communications
- Chuck Piazza, Senior Vice President, Smoothstone IP Communications Inc.
- Greg Plum, Director of Business Development, The Conference Group
- Dan Sterling, Vice President of Indirect Sales, Windstream Communications
- Donna Wenk, Senior Vice President, PAETEC
- Blake Wetzel, Vice President of Sales, Qwest Business Partner Program
Each year, Channel Partners is honored to announce the finalists for Channel Executive of the Year,” said Khali Henderson, editor in chief of Channel Partners magazine. After a close race, where hundreds of votes were placed, these individuals clearly stand out as the cream of the crop. Each of the finalists should be recognized for the role they play in the success of the indirect channel model.”
To determine the Channel Executive of the Year, Channel Partners solicited nominations from channel partners. To be eligible, a nominee must have been the top person in the companys channel operations at the executive level of vice president or higher at a communications vendor (network operator/service provider/manufacturer). Channel partners were then asked to vote for the Channel Executive of the Year based on nominees leadership, longevity, innovation and contribution to the indirect channel.
About Virgo Publishing
Virgo Publishing is a dynamic information services company specializing in communications through print and electronic media, trade shows and special events, education and training, and value-added business services. www.virgopublishing.com
About Channel Partners
For more than two decades, Channel Partners has been the leader in providing news and analysis to indirect sales channels serving the communications industry. It is the unrivaled resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services, associated CPE and applications as well as managed and professional services. Channel Partners is the official media of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo. The spring 2011 event is set for March 13-15, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
