Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications, today announced that it has appointed Jon Pritchard to lead the company’s global channel programme.
As executive VP of worldwide channels, Pritchard (pictured) will be responsible for all indirect channel activities, from SMB markets to large scale alliance relationships.
“Growing revenue through complementary indirect channels is one of Unify’s highest priorities and we need to further increase our focus on being channel-ready and providing value to our partners,” comments Dean Douglas, CEO of Unify.
“Jon Pritchard brings global channel expertise to Unify to help lead this charge and take advantage of opportunities in the market. I am very happy to welcome Jon to my senior executive team and look forward to working closely with him in the future.”
Pritchard was previously president of Comstor, and before that European VP at Westcon. At Comstor was responsible for global operations of Westcon’s Cisco dedicated business practice, including operational and strategic sales programmes, marketing and business development initiatives Pritchard has also held previous positions at Ingram Micro UK.
“Unify has a tremendous opportunity to grow its channel business and deliver real value to channel partners and customers,” says Pritchard.
“With a dynamic new brand, the industry-leading OpenScape portfolio plus the exciting new Project Ansible that will hit the market later this year, the time is now for Unify to take full advantage of the capabilities of a world-class channel program. I am excited at the opportunity to join Unify and bring its indirect channel programme to the next level.”
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