At this time, 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 the very best leaders constantly reveal accountability, trustworthy communication, however most significantly, teamwork—nobody wins alone on this ecosystem.
These are the leaders who construct sturdy partnerships that climate market adjustments and aggressive strain. Every performed a essential function as we launched the Cisco 360 Associate Program, the largest transformation of our associate program in a long time.
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 Associate Program
- Brian Feeney – VP, World Safety Associate Gross sales
- Ryan Franks – Senior Director, World Safety Associate Gross sales
- Jason W. Gallo – VP, World Associate Worth Acceleration
- Rhonda Henley – VP, Americas Associate Gross sales
- Kristyn Hogan – VP, World Collaboration Associate Gross sales
- Shannon Leininger – VP, World Associate Gross sales
- Patrick Morrissey – SVP, Americas Gross sales
- Alex Pujols – VP, World Associate Engineering
- Joe Repetti – World VP, Associate Technique & Applications, Splunk
- Cassie Roach – World VP, Cloud and AI Infrastructure Associate Gross sales
- Andrew Sage – VP, World Companions & Distribution Gross sales
- Annie Shain – Senior Director, World Networking Associate Gross sales


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