Mountain View, Calif. – February 8, 2021 — Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers storage as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Andy Martin, Vice President, Global Partner Sales and Wendy Stusrud, Area Vice President, Americas Channel Sales to its 2021 list of Channel Chiefs. The prestigious CRN Channel Chiefs list, released annually, recognizes leading IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, innovation, and growth.
As a 100% channel centric company, Pure delivers an unrivaled partner experience. Under the leadership of Andy Martin and Wendy Stusrud, the Pure Partner Program has continued to set a high bar, delivering on its promise of providing channel partners the technology and solutions they need to drive faster, smarter, and more innovative business.
In the past year, Pure has further empowered its partners to accelerate growth and customer impact by bringing several new program upgrades to Pure partners, including:
- Enhanced offerings for marketing, support, and training
- Solutions for selling in an increasingly virtual world
- New opportunities for increased incentives
- The Pure WaveMakers program to reward leaders in solution selling, training and sales
- The Pure Rewards VIP program, offering additional rewards to be redeemed by loyal partners based on their transactions
“As we always say, the success of our partners is the success of Pure. I continue to be impressed by and grateful for our many outstanding partners who have achieved the seemingly impossible for their customers over the last year and I look forward to even more growth together in the future.” -- Andy Martin, Vice President, Global Partner Sales, Pure Storage
“Partners are an extension of Pure and our mission is to make their lives easier and ensure they have best-in-class solutions, technology, and support to exceed their goals and the goals of their customers. We’re proud to be honored for our commitment to ensuring partner success.” -- Wendy Stusrud, Area Vice President, Americas Channel Sales
The 2021 Channel Chiefs are prominent leaders who have influenced the IT channel with cutting-edge strategies, programs and partnerships. All honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff based on their dedication, industry prestige, and exceptional accomplishments as channel advocates.
