CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.,
May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- SafeGuard Cyber, the only SaaS platform dedicated to
managing the full lifecycle of Digital Risk Protection, today
announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named
Karen Kukoda, Vice President of
Strategic Partnerships, and Claudia
Slane, Senior Director of Global Channel & Alliances, to
the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2021. This
annual list recognizes the unique strengths, vision, and
achievements of female leaders in the IT channel. The 2021 Women of
the Channel list acknowledges women from all over the IT channel,
including vendors, distributors, and solution providers.
The women honored on this year's list pushed forward with
comprehensive business plans, marketing initiatives and other
innovative ideas to support their partners and customers, helping
them through the uncertainty brought on by the global COVID-19
pandemic. CRN celebrates these exceptional women for their
leadership, dedication and channel advocacy.
At SafeGuard Cyber, Karen is responsible for launching and
overseeing the Illuminate Partner Program, which is designed to
drive profitability and predictability by prioritizing the channel
for resale, services, and support. Her work includes aligning top
industry companies and partners with SafeGuard Cyber executives,
negotiating commercial contracts, and furthering a deep
understanding of technology integrations for internal and external
stakeholders. In her position, Claudia is leading the growth of
SafeGuard Cyber's strategic channel partner business and building a
100% channel lead sales organization. She develops services
that partners can leverage to create and drive revenue for their
organizations.
"CRN's 2021 Women of the Channel list acknowledges accomplished,
influential women whose dedication, hard work, and leadership
accelerate channel growth," said Blaine
Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. "We are proud to honor
them for their many accomplishments and look forward to their
continued contributions to the IT channel."
"We are thrilled to see Karen and Claudia recognized with this
well-deserved, prestigious honor," said SafeGuard Cyber Senior Vice
President of Marketing, Lisa
Hayashi. "Their accomplished channel work with SafeGuard
Cyber and during previous career stops has been incredibly
inspiring to women in the industry, as they have continually
provided critical leadership in building out networks of thriving
strategic partnerships."
The 2021 Women of the Channel list is featured in CRN Magazine
and online at www.CRN.com/WOTC.
About SafeGuard Cyber
SafeGuard Cyber protects the human connections organizations
need to thrive in a digital world. The cloud-native SafeGuard
platform empowers the secure and compliant adoption of social,
mobile, and cloud-based communication channels at a global business
scale. Built on innovative agentless architecture and award-winning
AI analytics, the SafeGuard platform secures business-critical
communications, detects and stops cyber threats, and ensures
compliance in real-time without disruption to natural workflows.
With SafeGuard, customers gain business agility with better
security and time to value. Current customers include Global100
enterprises, small businesses, municipalities, and national
governments. https://www.safeguardcyber.com/
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance
with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and
education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the
channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers,
solution providers, and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of
unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to
envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in
the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com
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