**Editor’s Note: Click here to see which channel people were on the move in April.**

CenturyLink has hired Westcon Group channel leader Bill Corbin as its new senior vice president of strategic partnerships and channel operations.

In this newly created role, Corbin assumes responsibility for all business channel alliances, including establishing, maintaining and enhancing CenturyLink’s relationships with SIs, distributors, VARs and ISVs. Many of these responsibilities previously were handled by other internal organizations.

CenturyLink said the consolidation into one organization will enable the company to further enhance its commitment to serving its partners.

Corbin reports to Dean Douglas, president of sales and marketing, who joined CenturyLink in February.{ad}

For the past decade, Corbin has served in senior-level positions at Westcon, most recently as executive vice president of global sales and partner management. Prior to that, he was founder and managing partner of RedCard Solutions, and president/CEO of Network Catalyst.