Thursday, October 06, 2011

Derek Young Appointed Regional Director, Sales and Business Development, New England

It is with a great deal of pleasure and pride that Alliant Technologies recently appointed Derek Young as the Regional Director of Sales and Business Development for the New England region. Young started with the company as an Account Manager in 2007. Since then, he has had a significant impact on the growth for Alliant in Boston and possesses strong industry knowledge as well as exceptional positioning skills. Derek sold the first Cloud Services deal for New England and has developed and will continue to lead the Business Development program for Alliant, which has produced over 120 new logo appointments in six months.

When asked to comment on the organizational change, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Linda McGuigan, said, “At the end of the day, it’s all about strategic talent selection, empowering and equipping our associates to execute. Derek has an intensity for the business that will strengthen our relationships with our customers as well as our partners.” Alliant is confident that Derek’s leadership will set the tone for growth and expansion, not just in the New England region, but for the company overall.

For more information on Alliant Technologies and its leadership team, please visit http://www.allianttech.com/about-alliant/leadership.php

Bill Madison Named to Channel Partners 2011-12 Advisory Board

Channel Partners - a leading resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services - recently announced the latest members of its Annual Advisory Board. Among these members is Alliant Technologies’ Director of Channel Sales, William Madison.

Madison joined Alliant Technologies in 2010 and was tasked with developing and deploying a Channel Sales program. Alliant’s Channel Sales program allows agents and wholesalers the opportunity to expand their sales and current offerings through the use of Alliant’s diverse portfolio, including professional and managed cloud aggregation services.

“As a subscriber to Channel Partners Magazine and as a frequent attendee of the Channel Partners Conferences & Expos for many years, it is a great honor to have been elected to the Advisory Board. As the IT and Telco channels continue to converge, Alliant and its Channel Sales Program is uniquely well positioned to thrive in this type of environment,” said Madison.

Channel Partners board member duties include providing input on channel relevant topics, evaluating nominations for industry awards, contributing to editorials and blogs for the magazine and online resource, acting as an advisor for upcoming expo agendas and participating in expo seminars.

More information on Alliant’s Channel Sales Program can be found at www.allianttech.com/agents.

For further details on the Channel Partners Advisory Board, please visit http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2011/08/channel-partners-names-2011-12-advisory-board.aspx.