In the present day, CRN launched their 2026 Channel Chiefs checklist, and I’m proud to see so many Cisco leaders acknowledged. We’re right here due to our companions. Companions drive our enterprise.
Over 26 years at Cisco, I’ve discovered that one of the best leaders persistently reveal accountability, sincere communication, however most significantly, teamwork—nobody wins alone on this ecosystem.
These are the leaders who construct sturdy partnerships that climate market modifications and aggressive strain. Every performed a important position as we launched the Cisco 360 Companion Program, the largest transformation of our accomplice program in many years.
Clients want companions who can ship AI-ready infrastructure and digital resilience. They don’t want distributors promising transformation. They want trusted advisors who can truly ship it.
That’s what our companions do. And that’s what the leaders on this checklist allow each single day.
Congratulations to everybody acknowledged. Thanks for dwelling these values and for holding us accountable to being worthy of our companions’ partnership.
Companions don’t owe us their loyalty. We earn it. Each single day.
Let’s hold incomes it.
Congratulations to all of the Cisco leaders acknowledged on the 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs checklist:
- John Brookbank III – VP, Americas Distribution Gross sales
- Elisabeth De Dobbeleer – SVP, Cisco Companion Program
- Brian Feeney – VP, International Safety Companion Gross sales
- Ryan Franks – Senior Director, International Safety Companion Gross sales
- Jason W. Gallo – VP, International Companion Worth Acceleration
- Rhonda Henley – VP, Americas Companion Gross sales
- Kristyn Hogan – VP, International Collaboration Companion Gross sales
- Shannon Leininger – VP, International Companion Gross sales
- Patrick Morrissey – SVP, Americas Gross sales
- Alex Pujols – VP, International Companion Engineering
- Joe Repetti – International VP, Companion Technique & Applications, Splunk
- Cassie Roach – International VP, Cloud and AI Infrastructure Companion Gross sales
- Andrew Sage – VP, International Companions & Distribution Gross sales
- Annie Shain – Senior Director, International Networking Companion Gross sales


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