Unify's Jon Pritchard Recognized as a 2015 CRN Channel Chief

MUNICH and BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Unify, a leading communications software and services firm, today announced Jon Pritchard, Executive Vice President Channels, has been named a 2015 CRN Channel Chief. This annual list recognizes the most powerful leaders in the IT channel who hold direct responsibility for driving growth and revenue for their organizations through their channel partners. Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

Since joining Unify just over a year ago, Pritchard has been instrumental in driving Unify's transformation to a more channel oriented business. He led the introduction of the new Unify Partner Program, which rewards partners for expertise and specialization, helping to drive greater revenue streams and increase customer satisfaction. The framework for the new program provides higher profit predictability and enables greater competitive differentiation by leveraging and enhancing core business and technical competencies. It offers well-structured incentives and provides opportunities for increased profitability, and accelerated return on investment. Partners can also address new opportunities with innovative solutions and a vision for the future.

"Each year, our editors carefully vet an extensive group of highly accomplished channel executives to highlight those exemplary individuals who earn the mantle of CRN Channel Chief. These executives strive to advance the success and standing of the channel community within their organizations. The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs lead by example and serve as valuable advocates to help ensure the health and longevity of the IT channel. We applaud their accomplishments and look forward to their continued success," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company.

"Unify is committed to being the UC and collaboration partner of choice, so I am pleased to be named a 2015 CRN Channel Chief," said Jon Pritchard, Executive Vice President Channels for Unify. "Channel partners are critical to Unify's success. We want to make it easy for them to expand their business with Unify as we look to develop long-term relationships."

The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February 2015 issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

About Unify
Unify is one of the world's leading communications software and services firms, providing integrated communications solutions for approximately 75 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Our solutions, including Circuit, unify multiple networks, devices and applications into one easy-to-use platform that allows teams to engage in rich and meaningful conversations. The result is a transformation of how the enterprise communicates and collaborates that amplifies collective effort, energizes the business, and enhances business performance. Unify has a strong heritage of product reliability, innovation, open standards and security.

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