| Executive |
Margo Day

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| Award | Top 100 |
| Company Name | Microsoft |
| Title | Vice president of U.S. partner group |
| Years At Company | 5 |
| Years In Channel | 22 |
| Reports To | Michael Park, Corporate vice president, U.S. Small, Midmarket Solutions and Partner Group |
| Top Priority for 2006 | To continue innovating in the way Microsoft brings value to its partners to sell and market solutions to customers. |
| Top Business Challenge | Partner-readiness and capacity for our upcoming wave of innovation. |
| Top Opportunity | Wave of innovation: richest product release portfolio in the history of the company over the next 18 months that will define the new world of work. The tools that information workers use must evolve in ways that do not add new complexity for people who already feel the pressure of an always-on world and ever-rising expectations for productivity. |
| Best Part of Channel Program | An unwavering commitment to our partnering model. More than 96 percent of Microsoft revenue flows through partners. |
| Best Decision In the Last 12 Months | Deepening the alignment with partners in our sales and marketing programs. |
| Miles Traveled in 2005 | 150,000 |