Red Hat's Mark Enzweiler, Roger Egan and Mike Byrd Honored for
Continued Channel Leadership, Advocacy and Commitment to Partner Success
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that three of its executives have been named
to CRN's 2013 list of Channel Chiefs. Mark Enzweiler, vice
president, Global Channels and Alliances; Roger Egan, vice president of
North America Channel Sales and Development; and Mike Byrd, director of
Public Sector Channel Sales, were each honored for their proven
leadership, channel advocacy and commitment to partner success in 2012.
The 2013 Channel Chiefs list is featured in the Feb. 25 issue of CRN
Magazine and will be featured online at www.crn.com.
CRN is a part of the UBM Tech Channel.
This is the fourth time Enzweiler has been named to CRN's Channel
Chiefs list, and the third time Egan has been honored. This is the first
Channel Chiefs recognition for Byrd, who was previously recognized as
one of CRN's "25 Public Sector Channel Leaders." This list of
some of the most influential and powerful leaders in the IT channel,
selected by the CRN editorial team, recognizes those executives directly
responsible for driving channel sales within their organization, while
evangelizing and defending the importance of the channel throughout the
entire IT Industry. Channel Chiefs were selected based on channel
experience, program innovations, channel-driven revenue, and public
support for the importance of IT Channel Sales. Each year, VARS,
integrators, suppliers and solution providers look to this distinction
for the definitive contact list of channel movers and shakers.
Under the leadership of these executives, Red Hat recently announced
several partner innovations, including updates to programs, tools and
resources that enhance its channel sales, marketing and technical
support initiatives for partners. These innovations include an
overhauled training curriculum for all partners with refreshed
curriculum covering pre-sales, sales and delivery; a newly available
online virtual demo lab that partners can use for training, customer
demonstrations and to provide proof of concepts; a new Partner Lead Pass
Program designed to pass qualified sales leads from Red Hat to qualified
partners and an updated Red Hat Channel Marketing Center with a content
syndication and marketing automation tool to assist partners in
generating leads and developing pipeline for joint opportunities.
Supporting Quotes
Arun Oberoi, executive vice president of Global Sales and Services,
Red Hat
"Mark, Roger and Mike bring remarkable leadership and expertise to Red
Hat's channel partnerships, and I'm pleased to see them honored by CRN.
Long-standing, prosperous relationships with our partners is a vital
component in Red Hat's success. As we build on those relationships and
deepen our commitment to partners, a team that understands the market
nuances and innovations that will make our partners successful is key,
and these honors show we have among the industry's top teams."
Kelly Damore, senior vice president and editorial director, CRN
"The 2013 Channel Chiefs list recognizes vendor executives dedicated to
driving channel programs in the IT marketplace. It's a must-read for IT
solution providers evaluating new vendors or looking to expand solution
offerings. These are the people, the products and the programs that any
savvy solution provider needs to know. We congratulate this year's
Channel Chiefs for their stellar record of business innovation and
applaud them for their continued dedication to the partner community."
Mark Enzweiler, vice president of Global Channels and Alliances
"It's an honor to be recognized by CRN along with Roger and
Mike. While Roger and Mike have done an excellent job building out their
respective programs, this award is also a tribute to our partners who
have enthusiastically supported Red Hat and helped us build out our
channel program for the mutual benefit of our customers, partners and
Red Hat."
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