CRN’s 2023 Inclusive Leadership Network Honors Christina Nairn of Sophos

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“Fostering inclusivity in the workplace and incorporating a variety of voices, cultures and perspectives not only helps us grow as individuals but it is good for business”, says Christina.

Jul 10 2023 By

We’re thrilled that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Christina Nairn, Director Marketing, to its inaugural Inclusive Channel Leaders list for 2023. For the first time, CRN is recognizing executives from vendor, distributor, and solution provider organizations whose commitments to inclusive leadership are making an impact across the IT channel.

The CRN 2023 Inclusive Channel Leaders list honorees are passionate about promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across their areas of influence. With this recognition, CRN honors these individuals for their unwavering dedication to inclusivity in the channel and the greater technology industry.

For Christina, inclusive leadership means creating a workplace of equal opportunity where everyone feels they can deliver the best work of their careers, irrespective of differences such as age, race, sexual orientation, national origin, physical abilities or gender. Christina and Sophos believe that inclusive leaders value and actively encourage diverse opinions, outlooks and thought processes.

Christina is grounded in the belief that inclusion is the fastest path to empowerment. As a leader at Sophos, she has created an inclusive culture on her team which empowers individuals to push themselves out of their comfort zone and exceed their own expectations knowing that Christina truly embraces their diverse workstyles, gender, race, backgrounds, experiences and personalities.

“We are so excited to announce this year’s honorees and shine a light on their passion and commitment to inclusivity across the channel. Because of their transparent leadership, our work environments are safer and more accepting places where everyone can feel comfortable showing up as the best version of themselves each day,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The channel is a more caring and compassionate place because of them, and we look forward to seeing what great things they do next.”

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.