PLAYA VISTA, Calif.,
Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Linksys®, a leader in networking solutions for the home and
business for 30 years, announced today that CRN®, a brand
of The Channel Company, has named Wayne Newton, Director of Commercial Markets -
Americas, to its list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. This is the third
year that Newton has been recognized as a CRN Channel Chief.
Wayne Newton oversees all
commercial sales channels for Belkin's Networking Division,
including government and other verticals, direct and indirect
resellers, distributor partners, OEM's, and service providers in
the channel. He and his team are responsible for channel
development and especially the onboarding, development and growth
of Linksys' channel partners.
"Linksys is continuously innovating to help our channel partners
achieve a competitive advantage. We have developed several
strategies to help small and medium-sized businesses, and the
channel partners who serve them, take advantage of the benefits
today's latest technologies enable," said Newton. "We remain
committed to developing solutions that help the reseller community
reach more and more customers with value-added products and
services to grow their businesses."
Among Newton's early accomplishments include the re-launch of
Linksys in the SMB channel and the integration of the Linksys and
Belkin Channel programs. Newton was
recognized this year based on his proven expertise in developing
winning channel strategies and programs that drive increased
partner engagement and growth. Focused on making Linksys'
PartnerAdvantage program more successful, he and his team
worked to partner more deeply with key strategic partners, and to
recruit and engage with specialty resellers who were actively
selling complementary solutions like VOIP, Professional AV, IP
Surveillance, and POS Systems, but lacked strong networking sales.
Newton and his team also launched an "Upgrade to AC" program,
which centered around educating channel partners on the newest
wireless format, Wave 2 AC/MU-MIMO. The impact was incremental
sales and profits for partners who adopted the approach and
actively worked to incorporate Wave 2 wireless solutions into their
other offerings. Lastly, he helped build programs for channel
partners that allowed them to take advantage of emerging
technologies like mesh networking and IoT in the small business
space.
"The executives on CRN's 2018 Channel Chiefs list stand out for
their exceptional leadership, vision and commitment to the
channel," said Robert Faletra,
Executive Chairman of The Channel Company.
The 2018 CRN Channel Chiefs list, including the 50 Most
Influential Channel Chiefs, is featured online at
www.crn.com/channelchiefs and will appear in the February 2018 issue of CRN. For more information
about Linksys, email InsideSales_US@linksys.com.
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About Linksys
The Linksys brand has
pioneered wireless connectivity since its inception in 1988
with its leading innovation and engineering strategies, and
best-in-class technology, design and customer service. Linksys
enables a connected lifestyle for people at home, at work and on
the move, and with its award-winning products, simplifies home
control, entertainment, security and Internet access through
innovative features and a growing application and partner
ecosystem. For more information, visit linksys.com, like us on
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