Intel Security has appointed Richard Steranka, pictured, to lead worldwide channels. Steranka will report directly to Scott Lovett, senior vice president of Global Sales, Intel Security, and lead the global team responsible for Intel Security’s ecosystem of distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, alliances and embedded OEMs.
Lovett said: “Security has become one of the main topics in today’s boardrooms and is a major area of investment for Intel. We see a need to redefine the industry by providing better security outcomes that not only protect, but also enable our partners to help customers detect when they are compromised and quickly correct to a known good state. Richard brings a deep understanding of the complex challenges the world’s enterprises face today. His ability to cultivate strong relationships, strategic and collaborative leadership style, as well as vast knowledge of worldwide markets will be key to our partner community.”
With more than 25 years of experience in strategic sales and channel leadership roles, Steranka joins Intel from Avaya. Earlier Steranka held numerous positions at Cisco in sales, channels, marketing and operations. He said: “Security is perhaps the most rapidly evolving field within IT, with new threats and technologies coming to market every day. Staying relevant and on the offense is imperative so that our partners can not only reach their own profitability goals, but also better protect our mutual customers from next-generation cyber threats.”
