1. Stephen DiFranco, HP
It was an action-packed year for Stephen DiFranco, who began 2011 in one of the channel's most visible vendor executive roles -- channel chief at HP -- but in July was promoted to a new role as senior vice president and general manager for the Americas region of HP's Personal Systems Group. With the level of HP insanity reaching hair-ripping heights in 2011, partners came to trust DiFranco as a reassuring voice, and while he's no longer PSG channel chief -- that role was filled by Mike Parrottino in September -- he still holds plenty of sway with partners.
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