Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced that Aqeel Shahid, VP, Global Strategic Partners, has been named a Channel Partners “Top Gun 51” Channel Sales Leader. This prestigious recognition is awarded by Channel Partners and Channel Futures editors.
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Top Gun 51 channel leaders are defined as possessing integrity, knowledge and confidence, the ability to inspire others, commitment and passion. Top Gun 51 recognition also calls for leaders to be advocates for the channel model, committed to partners’ business success and dedicated to earning partners’ trust.
Shahid has more than 20 years of experience in building sales channels and programs for business cloud solutions. His expertise has been instrumental in growing Vonage’s channel program – the Vonage Partner Network – as the Company continues to enhance the solutions, tools and support to help partners drive better business outcomes for their customers.
“I’m honored to be recognized as a ‘Top Gun 51’ Channel leader,” Shahid said. “This award underscores the power of the Vonage Partner Network, and the importance of providing a consistently differentiated offering to our partners through our unified, flexible integrated platform, to help them meet the unique needs of their customers.”
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The Vonage Partner Network is purpose-built to enable Vonage partners to solve their customers’ communication needs by leveraging Vonage’s unique combination of unified communications solutions, contact center and communications APIs. Vonage’s channel partners can offer their customers innovative ways to both collaborate more productively and to engage with their customers in more meaningful ways.
“Today’s channel leaders must be futurists, accountants, technologists, marketers and crisis managers,” said Kris Blackmon, senior content director for Channel Partners and Channel Futures. “It’s important to recognize these outstanding executives on the basis of insights from within the community itself. We want to thank everyone who helped us assemble this year’s list.”
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