SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UnitedLayer, the
hybrid hosting expert and leading cloud, disaster recovery and
colocation services provider, today announced the addition of
channel expert Jim Tennant to its
leadership team. A twenty-five year channel veteran, Jim Tennant, joins UnitedLayer as Vice President
of Channel Sales.
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In his new role, Tennant will focus on strengthening the
UnitedLayer's channel partner presence, which includes a nationwide
rollout of enhanced training, marketing, technical support, and
resources to help its partners generate greater sales opportunities
for organizations moving to the cloud.
"Jim brings a wealth of experience in building successful
nation-wide channel programs at industry leading organizations,"
said Abhijit Phanse, CEO of
UnitedLayer. "We are seeing strong adoption of our hybrid cloud
solutions. Jim's expertise will be instrumental in strengthening
UnitedLayer's channel program and helping partners realize the
unique advantage they have to grow their business through our cloud
solutions."
Tennant is a twenty-five-plus year veteran in the
telecommunications market, spending the last seventeen years in a
number of management roles with Fortune 500 companies such as XO
Communications, AT&T, ICG Communications, Verizon, Covad, West
IP and ShoreTel. Since 2007, Jim has been identifying,
recruiting and managing Channel Partners with companies like Covad
Communications, Smoothstone IP Communications, West IP, and most
recently ShoreTel. Tennant has designed and implemented successful
channel programs that have included master agents such as
Intelisys, MicroCorp, BCM, Avant, WTG and distributors like
ScanSource and Ingram Micro.
"Jim Tennant is one of the most
well-respected leaders in the Channel," said Andrew Pryfogle, Senior Vice President of Cloud
Transformation at Intelisys. "UnitedLayer is adding a talented
industry veteran that understands how the channel works and has a
vision for how we can all drive growth in the Cloud. This is a very
smart move that will undoubtedly solidify UnitedLayer's leadership
position."
"UnitedLayer, undoubtedly the leader in hybrid cloud hosting
services, has been laser-focused on building a high-performing
channel. The team has built a world class program to help partners
maximize value for their clients through customized cloud solutions
and I am excited to extend these strategic relationships and enable
the partners to significantly expand their cloud business," said
Tennant.
About UnitedLayer
UnitedLayer is the hybrid hosting expert and leader in
enterprise-grade cloud, disaster recovery, and colocation
solutions. Headquartered in San
Francisco, California, UnitedLayer operates six Tier 3 data
centers in North America – in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las
Vegas, Ashburn,
Toronto and Vancouver, Canada – with numerous additional
networking POPs.
UnitedLayer has been serving governments, Fortune 500
enterprises in Oil & Gas, Technology, Social Media, Open
Source, Financials, Healthcare, most of the major international
carriers, SMBs and start-ups across many verticals for over 14
years. The UnitedLayer team combines high-touch human capital
expertise along with highly available customized hybrid hosting
infrastructure to partner with their customers and provide high
value business solutions.
For more information visit www.unitedlayer.com
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