WatchGuard Demonstrates Channel Excellence with Bevy of Recent Industry Recognitions

It is well-known that WatchGuard is 100% dedicated to our channel partners, which means that every deal made, every product sold, and every new customer gained is a win for us both. The relationships we develop with our partners are truly unique and hyper-focused on partner enablement and success. 

As a result of the success we’ve achieved with our partners, we are thrilled to share that WatchGuard has earned a multitude of channel industry award honors and recognitions in the first half of 2024. These honors include:  

• WatchGuard’s eighth-consecutive 5-star rating in CRN’s annual Partner Program Guide.
• CRN recognizing WatchGuard in its 2024 list of The 20 Coolest Network Security Companies as part of its annual Security 100 program.
• CRN recognizing Michelle Welch, WatchGuard’s Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy, four times this year in its prestigious channel award programs. CRN named Michelle to its 2024 Channel Chiefs list, as one of its 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, to its 2024 Women of the Channel list, and to its prestigious Most Powerful Women Of The Channel: Power 100 list.
• A total of 10 WatchGuard channel leaders named to CRN’s 2024 Channel Chiefs list, including: 
  • Michelle Welch, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy
  • HoJin Kim, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
  • Chris Wachel, Regional Vice President of Sales, U.S. and Canada
  • Tracy Hillstrom, Vice President of Brand and Content Marketing
  • Kaya Adams, Vice President of Revenue Marketing
  • Cathryne Rowe, Director of Partner Ecosystem and Field Marketing
  • Sean Banahan, Director of U.S. Channel Sales
  • Hillary Taylor-Hartle, Manager of Partner Development
  • Adam Otis, Senior Manager of Channel Programs and Operations
  • Joseph Tavano, Channel Marketing Specialist
• Seven women of WatchGuard named to CRN’s 2024 Women of the Channel list, including:
  • Michelle Welch, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy 
  • Tracy Hillstrom, Vice President of Brand and Content Marketing
  • Kaya Adams, Vice President of Revenue Marketing
  • Sandra Takeuchi, Vice President of Product Training and Publications
  • Cathryne Rowe, Director of Partner Ecosystem and Field Marketing
  • Alexandra McWethy,  ​​Director of Demand Generation Programs
  • Hillary Taylor-Hartle, Manager of Partner Development
• ChannelVision Magazine recognizing WatchGuard as a 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award winner for Cybersecurity in the program’s Business Technology category.  

While these many channel awards are all a great honor, the continuous positive feedback that WatchGuard receives from our channel partners means the most to us. 

• “WatchGuard is easy to work with and understand from a technology perspective, and there is no better support anywhere. The service side really focuses on service excellence. WatchGuard is very channel-loyal.” - Matt Cooke, Director of IT Operations at Clearview Group
   
• “WatchGuard is the only vendor that we work with that provides us with such a high level of support. They make us feel important. Their support is second to none.”  - Alistair Evans, Director of Medhurst North West Limited
   
• “WatchGuard is a company that is highly focused on its values and mission, with a strong emphasis on its employees and business partners like Next Genesis. For me and Next Genesis, these years have been a period of growth alongside a true family of dedicated colleagues who are committed to Internet security.” - Raúl Mauricio Funes Rosales, CEO of Next Genesis Technologies
   
• “I’ve covered more ground and achieved more growth in the last couple of years with WatchGuard than in the ten years with its competitors.” - Gregory Bledsoe, CEO of Chrysalis MSP

WatchGuard is delighted to receive these channel industry honors and looks forward to accomplishing more impactful achievements with our channel partners in the second half of 2024. 

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