Cradlepoint appoints new channel leaders  

 Cradlepoint has hired several industry-recognised channel leaders in recent weeks, which includes: Krissy Kelley, VP of Global Partner and Field Marketing, responsible for partner enablement, scaling, and co-marketing efforts. Krissy comes to Cradlepoint after several senior marketing and channel leadership roles at Fortinet, Citrix, and RSA.  

 Lisa Wight, VP of Global Distribution and Partner Programme, plays a critical role in implementing a compelling and scalable distribution and partner programme worldwide. Lisa has extensive global distribution and channel experience from VMware and Dell. 

 Steve Benvenuto, VP of Partner Sales, North America, is focused on driving partner success and growth in North America. Steve brings more than 20 years of channel leadership and execution from Cisco.  

 Darryl Brick, VP Partner Sales, EMEA, is overseeing Cradlepoint’s partner sales throughout Europe. He brings decades of EMEA channel-building experience from Juniper Networks, Infoblox, Imperva, and ServiceNow. 

 The new team members join Tony Puopolo, who leads the Service Provider and Integrator practice and John Nye, who launched the Global Technology Alliance Programme last year.  

“To accelerate LTE and 5G Wireless WAN adoption and support our growth plan, we are making significant investments in people, programmes, and platforms. Investments include new platforms that make Cradlepoint easier to do business with, helping our partners get 5G training and deliver a Wireless WAN practice, and hiring experienced distribution and partner marketing and sales leaders that can deliver an immediate impact,” “” says Eric Purcell, SVP, Global Partner, and Alliances at Cradlepoint.

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