The List: 50 Channel Chiefs (A - D)

By Heather Clancy, ChannelWeb

3:00 PM EST Fri. Feb. 24, 2006
From the February 27, 2006 issue of CRN
Page 8 of 9

\| A-B \| C-D \| E-F \| H-J \| L-M \| N-Q \| R \| S \| T \| V-X \|		• Carrying The Channel Torch Part firefighter, part diplomat. Our annual special report on the industry's top Channel Chiefs illuminates why the best vendor channel execs work for every penny they earn • The List: 50 Channel Chiefs From Acer to Xerox, we have the stats on 50 top Channel Chiefs who are influencing your day-to-day existence. If you're thinking about teaming with one of these vendors, here's where to start. • Global Touch It's a small world, and these 10 Worldwide Agenda-Setters are aiming to make it smaller with worldwide programs that impact the U.S. market -- and beyond. • New To The Scene Strategy from freshman execs at Cisco, Intel, Lexmark, Samsung, SonicWall and Toshiba. • Service Allies Wondering whether that vendor services division is friend or foe? These managers from Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft aim to solve that debate for good. • 10 People You Should Know They may not be on the "Big List," but we're watching these channel executives closely in 2006..
	CITRIX SYSTEMS WHO: MITCH PARKER, Vice President, Channel Programs and Sales Operations WHY: Introduced Channel Competencies effort as a way to clarify partners' roles and capabilities for customers. PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE HANDLED BY U.S. CHANNEL: 100% TOTAL NO. OF U.S. PARTNERS: 1,900 NO. OF U.S. CHANNEL EMPLOYEES: 50, up 90% from 2004 BIGGEST MISJUDGMENT OR LESSON LEARNED IN 2005: "How challenging it would be to drive complexity out of our channel programs and systems to make them simpler." REPORTS TO: John Burris, Senior Vice President, Sales and Services

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