Kaspersky Lab North America Channel Sales Leader Named Female Executive of the Year
Kaspersky Lab North America Channel Sales Leader Named Female Executive of the Year
Woburn, MA – November 25, 2014–Kaspersky Lab North America today announced that Leslie Bois, Director, Channel Sales, has been named the winner of a Bronze Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year category in the 11th annual Stevie Award for Women in Business. In her role as Director of Channel Sales, Leslie is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of the Large Account Resellers (LAR) strategy and engagement model, and this award is a testament to Leslie’s expertise in channel sales leadership.
“It’s no secret that the threat landscape is rapidly changing. We’re seeing an increasing number of sophisticated targeted attacks against businesses and the need for a powerful security solution is at an all-time high. As a sales leader at the core of Kaspersky’s business, Leslie understands the unique needs of customers in the market for a security solution, many of whom must consider time and budget. These customers realize that Kaspersky offers a platform that is not only powerful and sophisticated, but seamlessly implemented and managed. Kaspersky truly brings value that is second to none: world class security and innovative technology coupled with a 100 percent channel model,” said John Murdock, Vice President, Channel Sales, Kaspersky Lab North America.
Leslie has helped Kaspersky Lab North America achieve success over the course of 2014. In the first half of the year, the Company reported more than 18 percent overall growth year-over-year (YoY). Under Leslie’s leadership, her team boasts 23 percent overall growth YoY versus 2013. Her team has also seen 22 percent YoY growth in LAR new business and 24 percent YoY growth in LAR renewal business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2014 awards received entries from 22 nations and territories.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users. Throughout its more than 17-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.
* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2012. The rating was published in the IDC report "Worldwide Endpoint Security 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares (IDC #242618, August 2013). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2012.
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