Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
Accomplished channel executive with 25+ years of leadership experience. Multi-faceted cross-functional experience at companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small and midsize rapid growth computer software, hardware, telecommunications and services companies. A collaborative team player with a unique blend of strategy, marketing, and technical skills.
Jennifer Anaya serves as vice president of marketing for Ingram Micro North America. In this role, she is responsible for directing the activities of Ingram Micro's marketing organizations across the United States and Canada and leading the Ingram Micro Agency. With nearly two decades of marketing experience, Jennifer has been named one of the 'Power 100' and top 'Women in the IT Channel' by CRN Magazine. Jennifer was with Ingram Micro for eleven years prior to becoming an independent channel communications strategist and business owner under the brand iD8 Marketing. She also served as vice president of marketing for NetEnrich, a provider of remote IT.
Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh is senior vice president of partner programs and marketing in the worldwide alliances & channels division at Salesforce. In this role, she is responsible for global partner programs, operations, infrastructure and partner marketing. Prior to her current role, Taychakhoonavudh was the distribution chief of staff reporting to the vice chairman of Salesforce. Before this she spent three years as an SVP of strategy and operations in the Customers for Life executive team. Taychakhoonavudh joined SalesForce from Oracle, where she held positions including VP of strategy and business development and VP for global customer management in Oracle's support services.
Luanne Tierneyis currently the SVP/CMO Corporate Marketing at Proofpoint, a global next generation cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. She honed her marketing skills over the past 25 years at some of the most important tech companies on the planet, including Apple, HP, and Cisco Systems.
Luanne is the go-to marketing expert for companies looking to kick their marketing strategies into high gear, and she is a sought after speaker recognized globally for her insights and abilities to connect marketing to sales in order to achieve unparalled business growth. She inspires her audiences with her insights on marketing strategies as well as her perspectives on achieving life and career success.
Her passion is developing career strategies for the next generation of leaders, and she co-authored a best-selling book, SAVVY, The Young Women’s Guide to Career Success. She has been featured in HuffPost, WSJ, and Success Magazine, and has been recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Forrester, YWCA, Professional Business Women of California as a influential thought leader in the industry. Luanne serves on two boards, Knock Inc, and ContentMX, and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Brooke Cunningham, AVP, Global Partner Programs & Operations for Splunk, is an industry-recognized marketing leader with a unique blend of expertise in all aspects of global channel and SME marketing management. She has experience driving direct and indirect sales channel growth in global and field leadership roles. Brooke is a channel expert across Strategic Alliances, VARs, Distribution, ISV/OEMs, SIs and SaaS/hosting partners.
A 20-year tech industry veteran, Margaret is a builder, a change agent, and a coach. She is a frequent speaker and author on technology trends, women in tech, digital marketing, and living intentionally. During her many startup gigs, Margaret’s creative leadership built bigger than reality brands that resulted in several successful acquisitions and some fantastic implosions. In leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, she used her intrapreneurship and collaborative management to drive new global initiatives, including cloud at HP, security at Microsoft, international ecommerce at Amazon, and now, integrated solutions at Red Hat. She has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity, as well as her unique talents of snorting while laughing and swearing like a sailor.
Jessica Yeck serves as vice president of Vendor Solutions, Americas for Tech Data. In this role, she is responsible for the NetApp, Oracle, Veeam and Talari teams’ sales and marketing efforts, strategic direction, and long-term growth in North America, as well as managing Tech Data’s global relationship and initiatives with NetApp, for example, expanding FlexPod® solutions across the channel and Oracle. She joined Tech Data in February 2017 upon the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition of Avnet’s Technology Solutions division.
Previously, Yeck was vice president, strategic sales for Tech Data. In this role, she led a highly effective inside sales organization. Her responsibilities included strategic and financial analysis, development and implementation for the people and processes leveraging Tech Data’s competitive value proposition to achieve specific, focused solutions, products, services and sales objectives. Yeck also developed and nurtured key executive partner relationships in the development and execution of established sales programs, helping partners grow and succeed in the marketplace.
Yeck is a sales leader with over 20 years of industry experience increasing revenues, growing market share, and improving customer satisfaction through strategy development, execution and quota attainment. Prior to her roles with Tech Data, she worked in a variety of areas within Avnet, including the Embedded business, Solutions Marketing and Development, and Strategy. She also led the inside sales, configuration and presales support team for the HPE solutions business within Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
Yeck has been acknowledged by organization senior management for exceptional motivation, leadership and people development, and she establishes and promotes high-ROI relationships with partners, suppliers and employees. Based on her achievements and influence in the technology channel, Yeck has been recognized by the editors of CRN as one of the top Women of the Channel in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018. She also had an active role with Avnet’s ATLAS program, focusing on global strategies and preparing leaders for global assignments.
Kelly Ireland is the CEO of CB Technologies Inc. Kelly has been striving to serve customers with excellence since entering the Reseller industry in 1984. Kelly is a catalyst, change agent, mentor and enthusiast. Spending her time driving strategic growth initiatives and most importantly, providing CB Technologies' employees with an outstanding work environment.
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