{"id":12317,"date":"2016-02-22T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=12317"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:01:35","slug":"crn-channel-chiefs-ron-myers-and-todd-palmer-recognized-for-channel-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/crn-channel-chiefs-ron-myers-and-todd-palmer-recognized-for-channel-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"CRN Channel Chiefs: Ron Myers and Todd Palmer Recognized for Channel Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">We are happy to announce that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/channel-chiefs\/cc2016-details.htm?c=207\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">Ron Myers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/channel-chiefs\/cc2016-details.htm?c=225\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">Todd Palmer<\/span><\/a>\u00a0have been recognized on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/channel-chiefs\/cc2016.htm?itc=most_pop\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">prestigious list of the 2016 CRN Channel Chiefs<\/span><\/a>, an annual roundup of the top channel executives and details of what they've been doing to ready their channel programs for 2016.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <span class=\"s2\">channel <\/span>executives on this list represent the most powerful leaders in the IT<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignright wp-image-12319 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-230x230.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Palmer\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Todd-Palmer.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>channel who hold direct responsibility for driving <span class=\"s2\">channel partner <\/span>growth and revenue for their organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry,<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" wp-image-12320 alignleft lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ron-Myers_small-500x750.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Myers_small\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ron-Myers_small-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ron-Myers_small-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ron-Myers_small-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ron-Myers_small-27x40.jpg 27w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition, Ron was named\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/slide-shows\/channel-programs\/300079737\/2016-channel-chiefs-the-50-most-influential.htm\/pgno\/0\/35?itc=most_pop\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s1\">one of the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs<\/span><\/a>, a group drawn from the larger pool of Channel Chief honorees that represent leaders who drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ron,<span class=\"s1\"> Senior <\/span>Vice President, Global Channels, joined Palo Alto Networks in 2013 and Todd, Vice President, Americas Channels, joined in 2014. They have worked as part of a fast-growing worldwide channels organization to better enable Palo Alto Networks partners and are focused on nurturing key channel relationships.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Learn more<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/partners\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s6\">Palo Alto Networks NextWave Partner Program<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/partners\/nextwave-partner-ecosystem-overview\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s6\">Why Partner with Palo Alto Networks?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/channel-scoop-february-19-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s6\">Read last week\u2019s Channel Scoop<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextWavePartner\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\"  target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter at @NextWavePartner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.paloaltonetworks.com\/ignite2016\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"500\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:33.4%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12021 size-large lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now-500x167.png\" alt=\"Ignite 2016 register now\" width=\"500\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now-500x167.png 500w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now-230x77.png 230w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now-510x170.png 510w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now-120x40.png 120w, https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ignite-2016-register-now.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to announce that\u00a0Ron Myers\u00a0and\u00a0Todd Palmer\u00a0have been recognized on the\u00a0prestigious list of the 2016 CRN Channel Chiefs, an annual roundup of the top channel executives and details of what they've &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,78],"tags":[218,1090,355],"coauthors":[1373],"class_list":["post-12317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-partners","tag-crn","tag-crn-channel-chiefs","tag-nextwave"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12317"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12327,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12317\/revisions\/12327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12317"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}