MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers
storage as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, today announced that
CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named
Andy Martin, Vice President, Global
Partner Sales and Wendy Stusrud,
Area Vice President, Americas Channel Sales to its 2021 list of
Channel Chiefs. The prestigious CRN Channel Chiefs list, released
annually, recognizes leading IT channel vendor executives who
continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence,
innovation, and growth.
As a 100% channel centric company, Pure delivers an unrivaled
partner experience. Under the leadership of Andy Martin and Wendy
Stusrud, the Pure Partner Program has continued to set a
high bar, delivering on its promise of providing channel partners
the technology and solutions they need to drive faster, smarter,
and more innovative business.
In the past year, Pure has further empowered its partners to
accelerate growth and customer impact by bringing several new
program upgrades to Pure partners, including:
- enhanced offerings for marketing, support, and training;
- solutions for selling in an increasingly virtual world;
- new opportunities for increased incentives;
- the Pure WaveMakers program to reward leaders in solution
selling, training and sales;
- the Pure Rewards VIP program, offering additional rewards to be
redeemed by loyal partners based on their transactions.
"As we always say, the success of our partners is the success of
Pure. I continue to be impressed by and grateful for our many
outstanding partners who have achieved the seemingly impossible for
their customers over the last year and I look forward to even more
growth together in the future." -- Andy
Martin, Vice President, Global Partner Sales, Pure
Storage
"Partners are an extension of Pure and our mission is to make
their lives easier and ensure they have best-in-class solutions,
technology, and support to exceed their goals and the goals of
their customers. We're proud to be honored for our commitment to
ensuring partner success." -- Wendy
Stusrud, Area Vice President, Americas Channel Sales
The 2021 Channel Chiefs are prominent leaders who have
influenced the IT channel with cutting-edge strategies, programs
and partnerships. All honorees are selected by CRN's editorial
staff based on their dedication, industry prestige, and exceptional
accomplishments as channel advocates.
"CRN's 2021 Channel Chiefs list includes the industry's biggest
channel evangelists, a group of individuals who work tirelessly on
behalf of their partners and drive growth through the development
of strong partner programs and innovative business strategies that
help bring business-critical solutions to market. The Channel
Company is proud to recognize these channel influencers and looks
forward to following their continued success." -- Blaine Raddon, CEO, The Channel Company
CRN's 2021 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the
February 2021 issue of CRN Magazine
and online at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.
To learn more about the Pure Partner Program, please visit
www.purestorage.com/partners.
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) gives
technologists their time back. Pure delivers a modern data
experience that empowers organizations to run their operations as a
true, automated, storage as-a-service model seamlessly across
multiple clouds. One of the fastest-growing enterprise IT companies
in history, Pure helps customers put data to use while reducing the
complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it.
And with a certified customer satisfaction score in the top one
percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers
are among the happiest in the world.
Analyst Recognition
Pure Storage has been named a
Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage
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