OREANDA-NEWS.  Kaspersky Lab North America announced today that John Murdock has been named to the prestigious list of the 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs. The influential executives on this annual list represent the most powerful leaders in the IT channel who hold direct responsibility for driving growth and revenue for their organizations through their indirect channel partners. Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

This year Kaspersky Lab North America will celebrate its ten year anniversary, and since opening its doors in 2005 the Company has had an unwavering, 100 percent commitment to the channel. Under John’s leadership, Kaspersky Lab made key channel and partner enhancements, investing deeply in a partner centric growth engine. By hiring more resources in channel development and increasing the size of the channel sales team working with partners in the mid-market and enterprise space, the Company reports that enterprise sales are up 35 percent year over year (YoY) and new business bookings with Value Added Resellers grew 31 percent YoY.

Kaspersky Lab increased its investment in partner incentives and marketing, resulting in an increase in overall deal registrations 16 percent YoY. Additionally, VAR recruitment numbers were up by 40 percent over the previous year with new VAR partner and LAR sales rep recruits contributing nearly 10 percent of B2B sales in 2014.

The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs have demonstrated their enduring support for the channel by consistently defending, promoting and executing effective channel partner programs and strategies.

Quotes:
Mike Parise, SVP, Corporate Sales
Kaspersky Lab North America
“A true Channel Chief demonstrates an unwavering commitment to partners, takes the time to listen to and deliver on partners’ needs and provides unparalleled value to each and every partner. John possesses those qualities and then some, and is a shining example of what every Channel Chief should strive for. His wealth of experience in all segments of the sales engine combined with his deep understanding of the channel has had a profound impact not only on Kaspersky Lab, but on the business of our channel partners. We are very proud of John and what he's accomplished with our channel program.”

Robert Faletra, CEO
The Channel Company
“Each year, our editors carefully vet an extensive group of highly accomplished channel executives to highlight those exemplary individuals who earn the mantle of CRN Channel Chief. These executives strive to advance the success and standing of the channel community within their organizations. The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs lead by example and serve as valuable advocates to help ensure the health and longevity of the IT channel. We applaud their accomplishments and look forward to their continued success.”

About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 17-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 400 million users worldwide.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships.