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Woburn, MA – June 1, 2015 –Kaspersky Lab North America today announced that three channel sales leaders have been named to The Channel Company’s 2015 CRN Women of the Channel List: Leslie Bois, Senior Director, Channel, National Resellers; Cecilia Lessard, Senior Director, Distribution & Channel Sales Operations; and Kim Stevens, Director, VAR Channel Sales. The annual list honors outstanding female executives across vendor channel organizations, distributors, solution providers and other women prominently involved in the IT channel ecosystem for their successes and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward.

Leslie, Cecilia and Kim each had their hand in the key channel and partner enhancements made by Kaspersky Lab North America over the last several months. By hiring more resources in channel development and increasing the size of the channel sales team working with partners in the mid-market and enterprise space, the Company reports that enterprise sales are up 35 percent year-over-year and new business bookings with Value Added Resellers grew 31 percent year-over-year.

Earlier this year, Kaspersky Lab North America celebrated ten years of business operations. From its inception the Company has been committed to a 100 percent channel strategy, building its North America B2B partner ecosystem from five partners in 2005 to 3,500 partners throughout North America today, with over 500 new partners joining in the last year. Kaspersky Lab recently announced enhancements to its award-winning Partner Program, further expanding its commitment and investment to its North America partners.

This year’s Women of the Channel were carefully reviewed and selected by the editors of CRN based on their accomplishments and the influence they wield over the technology channel.

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John Murdock, VP, Channel Sales
Kaspersky Lab North America
“Leslie, Cecilia and Kim each bring unique leadership skills and expertise to their role which, when combined, form a driving force for our channel team. They’ve each had a huge hand in making significant contributions to the Company as a whole, while at the same time helping to bring our channel partners to the next level. Hats off to all three Kaspersky Lab honorees on this award and for the positive impact they’re having on the IT channel industry.”

Robert Faletra, CEO
The Channel Company
“These executives have made a lasting mark on the industry, expanding the breadth of influence in the technology channel. We congratulate the Women of the Channel, and celebrate their innovative contributions and commitment to the IT channel community.”

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 400 million users worldwide. Learn more atwww.kaspersky.com.

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About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN®, XChange® Events, IPED® and SharedVue®, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

Three Kaspersky Lab North America Leaders Named to 2015 CRN Women of the Channel List

Three Kaspersky Lab North America Leaders Named to 2015 CRN Women of the Channel List
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