| Executive |
Michael Werdann
|
| Award | Top 100 |
| Company Name | NETGEAR |
| Title | Vice president of U.S. sales |
| Years At Company | 7 |
| Years In Channel | 12 |
| Reports To | David Soares, senior vice president of worldwide sales |
| Top Priority for 2006 | To continue to establish NETGEAR as a premier provider of business-class products and solutions for SMB VARs and their customers. |
| Top Business Challenge | Awareness: getting the word out on how our product offerings, channel programs and support services will benefit everyone. |
| Top Opportunity | Continue to launch new products in the smart switch, managed switch and firewall/VPN category for our loyal partner base and newly acquired partners. |
| Best Part of Channel Program | Lifetime service and support of our key business products and NETGEAR Powershift Partners. Good products are only as good as the people backing them up. |
| Best Decision In the Last 12 Months | Adding more resources to support the VAR business and business class products. Our partners have responded very positively to our commitment to support their needs. |
| Miles Traveled in 2005 | 105,000 |
