| Executive |
Tim Russell

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| Award | Top 100 |
| Company Name | SafeNet |
| Title | Vice president of business development and channels |
| Years At Company | 1 |
| Years In Channel | 10 |
| Reports To | Steve Lesem, senior vice president of worldwide sales |
| Top Priority for 2006 | Enable channel partners worldwide to sell and deliver SafeNet's broad information security product line through improved sales tools, training and communications. |
| Top Business Challenge | Training channel partners on the breadth of SafeNet security products obtained through recent acquisitions. |
| Top Opportunity | Delivering total solutions for identity protection, secure networking and digital rights management. |
| Best Part of Channel Program | SafeNet Security Partners Program is a single, easy-to-understand program that enables channel partners to sell all of SafeNet's security products. |
| Best Decision In the Last 12 Months | Upgrading our partner portal to provide a rich collection of information designed to help our channel partners close more business. |
| Miles Traveled in 2005 | 125,000 |