Sergio Bea, vice president Global Enterprise and channels of Accedian, recognized as 2018 CRN® channel chief

Montreal, Canada, March 20, 2018 – Accedian, a leading provider of end-to-end network performance, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sergio Bea, Vice President Global Enterprise and Channels, to its prestigious list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organization through IT channel partners.

Having joined Accedian in January 2018 to build the company’s first global enterprise and channel business, Sergio is responsible for developing the company’s innovative channel offering, including its end-to-end, network and application performance assurance solution, SkyLIGHT PVX. Sergio is also in charge of launching Accedian’s comprehensive global partner program. This marks Sergio’s third consecutive year as a CRN Channel Chief.

Sergio Bea has over 20 years of telecoms experience across various disciplines, including sales, channel, strategy, business development and services. He was selected as Channel Chief for his exceptional experience in an environment that continues to change at an accelerating pace.

Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation. Each of the 2018 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated loyalty and ongoing support for the IT channel by consistently promoting, defending and executing outstanding channel partner programs.

“The executives on CRN’s 2018 Channel Chiefs list stand out for their exceptional leadership, vision and commitment to the channel,” said Robert Faletra, Executive Chairman of The Channel Company. “These individuals deserve special recognition for their development and support of robust partner programs, innovative business strategy and significant contribution to the overall health of a vigorously growing channel. We applaud each Channel Chief’s impressive record of accomplishments and look forward to their future successes.”

“I’m very proud to have once again been recognized by CRN as a Channel Chief and it perfectly reflects the direction Accedian is taking with its channel strategy,” said Sergio Bea, Vice President Global Enterprise and Channels, Accedian. “The coming months will see Accedian apply its expertise to the enterprise channel to allow its partners to introduce network and application performance as a service, and allow them to diagnose end-user experience issues in minutes, rather than days.”

Sergio continued: “This is a very exciting time for Accedian, but to make it a success, it requires flawless execution and an innovative program that can underscore the value Accedian is set to bring to the channel space in the near future. Given Accedian’s success in the telecoms industry, there’s no doubt we’ll see this carried through in the channel as we make this a priority for the months to come.”