10 Sophos Executives Named 2022 CRN Women of the Channel

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Three executives further honored on CRN’s Power 100 Elite List of Distinguished Leaders

May 09 2022 By

We’re excited to share that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named 10 Sophos executive to its esteemed 2022 Women of the Channel list. Sophos is the only dedicated cybersecurity company to have this many women honored on the list for their strategic vision, thought leadership and advocacy to drive growth and innovation in the channel.

This year’s list recognizes women for their extraordinary contributions to channel initiatives, leadership and support for partners and customers.

Sophos executives on the list include:

  • Kendra Krause, Senior Vice President, Global Channels and Sales Operations
  • Erin Malone, Senior Vice President, Americas Sales
  • Justine Lewis, Vice President, Global Field, Campaigns and Channel Marketing
  • Caralyn Stern, Vice President, Americas and Global Channel Marketing
  • Regina Vignone, Vice President of sales, East
  • Alison Clarke, Senior Director, Global Channel Sales Strategy and Programs
  • Nicki Dewhurst, Senior Director, Global Channel Sales Strategy and Programs for Asia Pacific and Japan
  • Andrea Carter, Senior Director Marketing, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and EMEA emerging markets
  • Daniela Stolz, Regional Marketing Director Central Europe
  • Maria Ardila, Channel Director, Business Alliance for Latin America
  • Tara Bresnahan, Director, Americas Channel Marketing
  • Christina Nairn, Director, Americas Regional Marketing
  • Cristina Romero, Senior Regional Director, South of Latin America

Krause, Malone and Stern are further honored on CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel Power 100 list of esteemed leaders. This elite group further recognizes these women for their expertise, vision and ability to lead while navigating the ever-changing IT landscape.

“An increasing number of organizations worldwide are being hit with ransomware, and the costs – both ransom demands and overall recovery – have significantly surged, according to Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2022 report,” said Krause. “Knowing how important defenses against ransomware and other cyberattacks are, the Sophos leaders recognized by CRN go above and beyond to ensure partners have Sophos’ most advanced cybersecurity products and services. They are committed to providing partners with unparalleled protection, superior visibility and outstanding total return on investment.”

“We are proud to once again recognize the remarkable leaders on this year’s Women of the Channel list. Their influence, confidence, and diligence continue to accelerate channel success significantly,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “Their accomplishments will inspire others, and we look forward to witnessing their future contributions to the channel.”

CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel list will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/WOTC.

About the Author

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.