Channel Mechanics is delighted to announce the appointment of our new VP of Worldwide Sales, John McArdle. Taking up the position in September 2019, John has responsibility for global sales growth.
John is a seasoned veteran of the tech software industry. He has more than 15 years’ experience working in leadership roles, helping organizations scale. His particular expertise is in solution selling, consultative selling and high-velocity sales models. All across multiple channels – working with Distis, VARs, Resellers, OEMs, Technology Alliances and Global System Integrators (SI’s).
Most recently John established Ipswitch’s (since acquired by Progress) EMEA Centre of Excellence in Ireland and was responsible for Global Strategic Alliances with both Microsoft and Cisco. He has also worked as EMEA Channel Director with SmartBear Software, COO of Sogeti (Capgemini) Ireland, and VP Customer Solutions Traventec. Prior to that he held various leadership roles in several multinational telecoms technology companies.
John is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and in his spare time he is an avid watersports enthusiast, hill-walker, gardener and loves DIY.
Speaking about his appointment, John commented:
“After meeting with Kenneth Fox (CEO) and the company advisory board, it was a very easy decision for me to join Channel Mechanics to lead our worldwide sales team. I like to work with smart business leaders and technology innovators. Channel Mechanics has developed a disruptive business platform that now needs sales leadership to drive global customer adoption. Having spent much of the previous 10 years of my career in Channel Sales and Alliance Leadership roles, I am truly excited about joining Channel Mechanics who make “channel selling frictionless”. With the launch of our SaaS channel enablement platform, we are “making every channel deal more profitable”. For both vendors and their distributor / reseller Partners. Some of the most well-known and most respected global brands use our platform and have transacted billions of dollars of business to date.”
John McArdle
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