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Meet the winners of the 2023 ARN Innovation Awards

November 17, 2023
by Julia Talevski

Celebrated during a black-tie event at ICC Sydney that brought together more than 700 members of Australia’s channel community.

ARN is proud to reveal the winners of Innovation Awards in 2023, featuring a leading and diverse line-up of partners, vendors, distributors and individuals across Australia.

Celebrated during a black-tie event at ICC Sydney on 16 November that brought together more than 700 members of Australia's channel community, this year's Innovation Awards celebrated the accomplishments of more than 39 winners and a new inductee into the ARN Hall of Fame - Steve Martin.

The winners were selected from 342 finalists which made the shortlist from a pool of over 160 organisations, spanning start-up, partner, vendor and distributor businesses.

This positions the Innovation Awards as the leading technology awards program for customer innovation and ecosystem excellence in the Australian channel.

"The ARN Innovation Awards continues to shine a spotlight on the transformative nature of our ecosystem across partners, start-ups, vendors and distributors - all playing a crucial role in delivering on the promise of technology to customers across the country. Congratulations to all our winners," ARN Editor Julia Talevski said.

“Sixteen years of celebrating IT industry innovation speaks volumes about the talent, the passion and the dedication that courses through the veins of this vibrant community.”

In 2023, the Innovation Awards honoured the channel across eight categories, spanning Partner Innovation, Tech Innovation, Australia-wide Innovation, Start-up Innovation, Personal Innovation, Vendor Innovation, Distributor Innovation and Hall of Fame.

Winners were selected by an executive judging panel of business leaders from partner, vendor and distributor organisations.

ARN congratulates all winners, highly commended and finalists and thanks the judging panel comprising many of the industry's leading influencers.

PARTNER INNOVATION

Partner Innovation recognises customer innovation and excellence across the key market segments of Enterprise, Mid-Market and SMB, in addition to pioneering technology specialists and collaborative providers. Sponsored by: HP

Enterprise:

Adactin Group
Araza
ASI Solutions
BDC Services
BluBiz Solutions
Brennan
Cevo
Chamonix IT
Data#3
InfoTrust
Insight Enterprises
Katana1
Oreta
Platinum Technology
Secure Agility
Thomas Peer Solutions

Winner: Data#3

Data#3 wins this award for enterprise customer excellence across multiple sectors and technology ranging from cloud, device-as-a-service to a custom-made digital toolkit. Over more than three decades, Data#3 has built a portfolio of innovative solutions for a full customer lifecycle of services, providing tailored and integrated solutions for its enterprise customers.

Mid-Market:

Amidata
Arinco
ASI Solutions
blueAPACHE
Cevo
ExigoTech
Idea 11
InfoTrust
Intelli-Systems
Kaine Mathrick Tech
Linktech Australia
Microtech DPS
Oreta
Tecala
The Missing Link

Winner: blueAPACHE

blueAPACHE has made itself stand out in the mid-market landscape through its portfolio of dedicated services and stringent attention to security. This ethos has helped blueAPACHE enable customer growth without compromising security. In addition, blueAPACHE has differentiated itself through its focus on delivering 'everything-as-a-service’ and by ensuring customers always gain a return on their tech investments.

SMB:

eNerds
Ericom
InfoTrust
Intergy Consulting
Katana1
Otto IT
PolarSeven
Precision IT
The Missing Link
Y365

Highly commended: eNerds

Winner: The Missing Link

The Missing Link’s work with the SMB sector is intricately linked with an adaptive approach to technology integration and a commitment to offering tailored solutions. Specialising in compliance, adaptive integration, efficiency and scalability, The Missing Link has continuously strived to recognise the unique needs, challenges and potential of the SMB sector. Mixing RPA with AI, The Missing Link has demonstrated how to solve complex business challenges with agility and innovation.

Think Differently:

Arinco
Blue Connections IT
Champions of Change
Katana1
Linktech Australia
OPC IT
Oreta
Patient Zero
Peloton Cyber Security

Highly commended: Patient Zero

Winner: Blue Connections IT

Blue Connections IT wins this award for its continuous journey towards building a more sustainable future. From its carbon-neutral certification to its fleet of electric cars, Blue Connections IT has significantly reduced its environmental footprint and is encouraging both its staff and customers to do the same. Recent IT projects also align with Blue Connections IT's commitment to operating sustainably and helping its customers and partners meet their emissions targets.

Collaboration:

AIHY and Sparx Solutions
Be Nimble IT
Cevo and D6 Consulting
ISO365
Interactive

Winner: Interactive

Interactive wins this award for its collaboration with leading global vendors to develop an innovative immersion cooling solution. Working across multiple languages and timezones, Interactive led the design and construction of a new high-performance computing, server for customers in Australia. Interactive fostered collaborative environment that drove creativity and problem-solving to transform the HPC landscape.

TECH INNOVATION

Tech Innovation recognises partners leveraging established and emerging solutions to enhance customer innovation levels, underpinned by deep levels of expertise and specialist services. Sponsored by: SentinelOne

Cloud:

Arinco
Data#3
Delta Insights
Evolution Systems
ExigoTech
Expose
Fujifilm CodeBlue
Idea 11
Interactive
Katana1
Linktech Australia
Oreta
PolarSeven
Precision IT
Versent

Highly commended: Arinco and Expose

Winner: Oreta

Oreta's work as a cloud service provider sees it helping businesses choose the right cloud that best fits their needs. Its work with a client in the employment services sector turn existing infrastructure into an efficient, cost-effective and highly reliable system, substantially reducing monthly costs, eliminated the need for separate environments and improved network management.

Security:

Arinco
Data#3
Fujifilm CodeBlue
Katana1
Linktech Australia
Nueva Solutions
Oreta
Outcomex
Peloton Cyber Security
S5 Technology Group
Sekuro

Winner: Sekuro

Sekuro wins this award for facilitating not-for-profit disability services provider The Disability Trust's regulatory compliance journey, establishing its information security management system as a key part of its journey to ISO 27001 certification, then extended the initial scope to cover the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' Right Fit For Risk data handling scheme, which covers more than 780 requirements.

Digital Transformation:

Adactin Group
BlueBiz Solutions
Brennan
Bridged Group
Cevo
Cube Networks
Dynamic Aspect
Ericom
Interactive
Nueva Solutions
Orro
Otto IT
Outcomex
Secure Agility
Seers Digital
Thomas Peer Solutions

Highly commended: Outcomex

Winner: Secure Agility

Secure Agility wins this award for its work with Transport for NSW, deploying internet of things (IoT) solutions to provide smart traffic management with sensors and cameras. The digital transformation specialist's predictive capacity and maintenance approach enabled real-time monitoring of vehicle and infrastructure health, leading to scheduled repairs and reduced downtime from an operational viewpoint.

Emerging:

Insight Enterprises
Patient Zero

Highly commended: Patient Zero

Winner: Insight Enterprises

Insight wins this award for its work with Microsoft and South Australia's Department for Education, where it created a generative AI chatbot for use in schools to develop a detailed framework for prompt optimisation and policy management.

Homegrown ISV:

Access4
Araza
Atlastix
FirstWave
iasset.com
Intergy Consulting
Oreta
Outcomex
TribeTech

Highly commended: TribeTech

Winner: iasset.com

iasset provided a platform for a Fortune 500 company to automatically cleanse, consolidate and validate POS and sales order data, matching it to respective contracts, entities and products. This accelerated sales tracking and reporting from weeks down to minutes.

AUSTRALIA-WIDE INNOVATION

Australia-wide Innovation recognises partners delivering customer innovation headquartered outside of the two most-populated metropolitan areas in the country. This is partner is a market-leading specialist which thrives in challenging end-user environments, sparking new ideas and outcomes through an unconventional approach to technology consulting and implementation. Note: This award is open to partners headquartered outside of Sydney and Melbourne. Sponsored by: ConnectWise

National:

ArchiTech Network and Communications Solutions
Chamonix IT Solutions
Excite Cyber
Expose
Highly commended: Excite Cyber and ArchiTech

Winner: Expose

Expose wins this award for its excellence in identifying practical solutions beyond the initial scope of tender that enhanced the client's ability to bring results to their end-users. The rollout to this client by Expose has delivered on not just cost reductions of 35 per cent but also cut operational inefficiencies, taking productions that had previously taken eight hours down to two minutes.

Regional:

Colton Computer Technologies (Orange, NSW)
Entag (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
Expose (Adelaide, SA)
Leading Edge Data Centres (Tamworth, NSW)
MicrotechDPS (Albury, NSW)

Winner: Leading Edge Data Centres

Leading Edge Data Centres wins this award for their projects bringing infrastructure to regional Australia, bolstering local network connectivity through redundancies between their sites and keeping the load outside of Sydney's congested tunnels. With improvements of 50 per cent in terms of latency to their regional clients, as well as four times greater performance for network speeds at 70 per cent of the costs which were being paid.

START-UP INNOVATION

Start-up Innovation recognises market-leading start-ups building unique businesses to bring innovative new technologies to the Australian market. Note: All submissions must be from Australian-based start-ups. Sponsored by: Ingram Micro

Product:

9X5 Consulting
Cybermate
GetMee
Invarosoft
MyCISO
Stoktake
Virtual Platform

Highly commended: MyCISO and Stoktake

Winner: Cybermate

Cybermate wins this award for its Cybermate 2.0 solution which combines awareness training, simulated attacks, real-time threat alerts, daily Dark Web searches, weekly email reports and more to address the human behavioural risk element in cyber security.

Sector:

Arinco
Delta Insights
Empire Technologies
GetMee
Virtual Platform
Whistle Me
Highly commended: GetMee

Winner: Whistle Me

Whistle Me is a communications platform designed by people with experience in the residential Aged Care sector to address the needs, issues and challenges faced by workers in the industry. Whistle Me was deployed for Good Shepard Lodge in Mackay, giving the two facilities it operates "the best of both worlds" when it comes to communication.

Customer Value:

Arinco
Be Nimble IT
Cybermate
Delta Insights
MyCISO
Nueva Solutions
Peloton Cyber Security
Smart Ui Group
Work Perfect

Highly commended: Cybermate

Winner: MyCISO

MyCISO was created to simplify the complex aspects of security management. Featuring three core modules, MyCISO equips IT leaders with the skills, workflow, information and reports to assess, improve and manage complex security uplift programs aligned to a comprehensive framework.

Entrepreneur:

Ashleigh Rainer – Be Nimble IT
Brad Nagle – Kirra Services
Brendon Thwaites – ZeroQ
Fergus Creese – My Careers
Matthew Willie – 9X5 Consulting

Winner: Brad Nagle – Kirra Services

Proud Bundjalung man Brad Nagle founded Kirra Services in 2017 specialising in hardware, software, procurement, recruitment services and office equipment. Developing career pathways and mentorship programs with tangible results and giving back to the community are a few of Brad's passionate pursuits. The Kirra Services Cyber Career Starter Program seeks to provide students with a tailored and flexible learning experience based on individual goals and learning styles.

VENDOR INNOVATION:

Vendor Innovation recognises vendors helping partners deliver transformative solutions and services to customers, operating market-leading approaches to engagement and enablement across the key technology segments of Cloud, Security, Hardware, Software, Networking, Collaboration and Specialist. Sponsored by: NEXTDC

Cloud:

Atlassian
AvePoint
Cisco
Cloudian
Google Cloud
GoTo
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Kaseya
N-Able
Veeam Software
Wasabi Technologies

Highly commended: Cloudian and Veeam

Winner: Kaseya

Kaseya has been making moves to become more approachable to the channel, with the addition of over 350 integrations into its suite this year alone, coming to over 1,000 integrations across its entire portfolio. These are then turned into a unified, seamless experience through IT Complete.

Security:

Arctic Wolf
Barracuda Networks
Check Point Software Technologies
Cisco
Claroty
CrowdStrike
eSentire
Fortinet
NetSkope
Palo Alto Networks
Proofpoint
Rubrik
SentinelOne
Sophos
ThreatDefence
WatchGuard Technologies

Highly commended: SentinelOne

Winner: CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike unveiled its Powered Service Provider (CPSP) program 12 months ago, which helps partners unlock broader value-added solution bundles, enhance profitability and expand routes to market. By January 2023, partner-sourced bookings in corporate customers in APJ had almost doubled, with enterprise businesses also growing and the number of customers in Australia grew by 43 per cent.

Hardware:

Cisco
Dell Technologies
Dynabook
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HP
Lenovo
Microsoft
Schneider Electric

Highly commended: HPE

Winner: HP

HP has been on a transformation journey which has continued as the vendor transforms from a purely hardware vendor to a strategic technology partner, encompassing hardware, software, solutions and a full ecosystem offerings. Though its Future Ready product portfolio, HP is redefining innovations by delivering premium end-to-end experiences that will help customers navigate the complexities of hybrid work.

Software:

6clicks
AvePoint
Cisco
Gentrack
Veeam Software

Winner: AvePoint

With a commitment to channel from the top down, AvePoint wins this award for its innovative software-as-a-service solutions, boasting frequent updates and offers of training, development and certification, DevOps capabilities and support through a range of go-to-market motions.

Networking:

Cisco
Cradlepoint
Extreme Networks
HPE Aruba

Highly commended: HPE Aruba and Cradlepoint

Winner: Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks wins this award for stepping up and pulling out all the stops for a project with a major healthcare provider to ensure the first tranche work was completed on time and on budget. Extreme flew global specialists over to train the partner's technical team and assist them with on-site management and support arrangements.

Collaboration:

Access4
Cisco
Dell Technologies
GoTo
Poly
Powershield
RingCentral
Yeastar
Winner: Poly

Poly provided revenue-generating opportunities for thousands of partners to offer remote work solutions in the new world of hybrid work and office tools. As organisations start to move back to office, as part of HP's hybrid work portfolio, Poly's voice and video projects gained huge interest.

Specialist:

BlackLine
Cisco ThousandEyes
ConnectWise
Thinxtra
WalkMe
ZellaDC

Highly commended: Cisco ThousandEyes

Winner: ConnectWise

ConnectWise supports the partner ecosystem through a myriad of methods, with two such examples being its Cyber Research Unit and its CyberSecurity Management product. It also is expanding its collaborations, working with vendors like Exium, Proofpoint and Axcient.

DISTRIBUTOR INNOVATION:

Distributor Innovation recognises distributors spearheading ecosystem innovation and growth through transformative approaches to vendor engagement and partner enablement, spanning the core categories of Hardware, Software, Specialist, Creativity and Incubation. Sponsored by: HPE

Hardware:

Arrow ECS
Bluechip Infotech
Dicker Data
Ingram Micro
Westcon-Comstor

Winner: Dicker Data

With more than 70 per cent of revenue consisting of hardware sales and 20 per cent growth in AV sales, Dicker Data have continued to own Australia's hardware distribution market. Their strategy of employing a sales team with technical expertise has proven their ability to support clients through complex, multi-vendor system hardware designs.

Software:

Arrow ECS
Crayon
Dicker Data
Ingram Micro
Nextgen Group
Pax8
Tradewinds Technology Brokerage
Westcon-Comstor

Highly commended: Pax8

Winner: Crayon

Crayon wins this award for their position as a true software distribution specialist, offering a comprehensive range of products. Their diverse software solutions cater to the unique needs of clients across various industries and their dedication to providing expert enablement services through their training programs, certifications and workshops, empower their partners to effectively sell and go-to-market with business application solutions.

Specialist:

Exclusive Networks
NEXTGEN Group
Tradewinds Technology Brokerage
Westcon-Comstor

Winner: NEXTGEN

NEXTGEN wins this award in the specialist category for its enhanced AWS project deliverables and expertise which has seen its growth in the cloud space. Capitalising on NEXTGEN Accelerate, a program designed to enhance their partners with the requisite knowledge, tools and support, has reduced the average GTM project from 18-24 months down to four to six months.

Creativity:

Crayon
Dicker Data
Nextgen Group
Pax8
Westcon-Comstor

Winner: Pax8

Pax8 wins this award for its creative initiatives which have seen integration of APIs to support in the buyer journey, as well as the Pax8 Academy. Supplying clients with a means to fill gaps in production and skills, the adoption of the academy has seen clients save up to 50 per cent on their cyber security insurance premiums and coverage for key operations.

Incubation:

Ingram Micro
Nextgen Group

Highly commended: NEXTGEN

Winner: Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro's broader knowledge of the vendor landscape is instrumental in driving success for new or emerging vendors. With a well-established track record of effectively onboarding, nurturing and fostering the growth of vendors through established channel development programs, Ingram commits dedicated resources to the areas of product management, business development and comprehensive support structures.

PERSONAL INNOVATION

Personal Innovation recognises standout individuals who contribute to customer, company and channel success through a transformative approach to management, channel, sales, technical and marketing positions. Sponsored by: Dicker Data

Channel Excellence (Vendor):

Oliver Gohl – AvePoint
Paul McKersey – BeyondTrust
Campbell Travis – BlackLine
David May – Check Point Software Technologies
Emily Baker – CrowdStrike
Stefan Compagnoni – Extreme Networks
Julie Barbieri – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Shaun Witherden – Kaseya
Matthew Telfer – Lenovo ANZ
Mihir Oza – Quest Software
Matt Wilson – RingCentral
Ian Morris – Rubrik
Nikki Saunders – Schneider Electric
Shabeel Shah – SentinelOne
Kerry Islin – ServiceNow

Winner: Emily Baker, CrowdStrike

Over several years, Emily has helped build a multi-million-dollar business among CrowdStrike's partner network with significant partner growth. Through Emily's efforts, a small group of niche start-ups has grown into a thriving ecosystem of some of the largest partners in Australia's cyber security industry. Through her focus on purposeful partnership, Emily has cultivated trusted relationships with partners who have grown alongside CrowdStrike's business.

Channel Excellence (Distributor):

Dom Hardiman – Arrow ECS
Emma Davidson – Nextgen Group
James Bergl – Pax8

Highly commended: James Bergl, Pax8

Winner: Emma Davidson, Nextgen Group

Having founded Nextgen's AWS practice, Emma has demonstrated an exceptional ability to foster ecosystem growth and elevate innovation levels. In just two years, Emma has made a substantial impact on AWS, channel partners and the broader cloud community. Emma's leadership ability has also shone through in her deliberate recruitment of talent from non-traditional ICT backgrounds.

Technical Excellence (Partner):

Craig Stuart – Arinco
Zach Amos – ASI Solutions
Anupama Kakkar Jolly – Cognizant
Vishal Pasupathi – Intellificial
Daniel Siddel – Linktech Australia
Max Perez – Logicalis Australia
Manish Ayani – Nueva Solutions
Paul Seymour – Patient Zero
Megan Visser – Powernet/VITG
Richard Hawkes – Sourced Group
Arun Kannan – Tata Consultancy Services
Ruchit Deshpande – The Missing Link
Winner: Zack Amos, ASI Solutions

Building up more than a decade of experience, Zack has earned many certifications along the way, including the Sophos Alpha Elite status. His advanced understanding of network design, implementation and troubleshooting makes him a valuable technical asset. His technical proficiency has enabled him to devise complex network topologies and deliver robust security strategies.

Technical Excellence (Vendor/Distributor):

Sajeewa Warnakulasuriya – Access4
Mark Thomas – Arctic Wolf
Ilya Leydman – Arrow ECS
Alex Burmeister – Cequence Security
Aruna Kolluru – Dell Technologies
Nikhil Goenka – Dynatrace
Mina Mousa – Extreme Networks
Dobek Bociarski – GoTo
Leonard Holling – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Kavyashree Virupakshappa – Lenovo ANZ
Luke Gibson – NetSkope
Ken Wilde – Nextgen Group
Tam Tran – Ping Identity
Sandun Wickramasinghe – Schneider Electric

Winner: Aruna Kolluru, Dell Technologies

With more than 22 years of experience, Aruna is a passionate technologist that helps businesses achieve tangible outcomes across many areas, including AI, deep learning, machine learning, blockchain, IoT, cloud and data management. Aruna's technical expertise is supported by numerous certifications and training programs.

Marketing Excellence (Partner):

Erica Smith – Blue Connections IT
Zoe Potter – Cevo
Adelina Cubelic – Logicalis Australia
Jodie Meyerov – Perfekt
Sanya Turkalj – Sourced Group
Matt Hickey – The Missing Link

Winner: Erica Smith, Blue Connections IT

Over the past 12 months, Erica has spearheaded Blue Connections IT's commitment to achieving carbon neutral certification for its business operations. As the head of marketing and vendor alliance, Erica continuously ensures the organisation's marketing efforts are aligned with its broader business goals and sustainability commitments. Erica 's marketing passion is fueled by aiming to constantly think beyond what is possible for vendors and customers.

Marketing Excellence (Vendor):

Anna Christensen – Cloudian
Jessica Stark – GoTo
Charles Formica – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Karina Rozengurt – HP
Danielle Peate – Lenovo ANZ
Anne Tran – Palo Alto Networks
Natalia Gallo Villegas – Schneider Electric
Anita Cox – ServiceNow

Winner: Anna Christensen, Cloudian

Since joining Cloudian, Anna has transformed the company's quiet social media presence to a lively, authentic and highly engaged platform for both customers and employees alike. As a result of that deeper level of engagement, Anna has turned social media into a major source of lead generation for Cloudian. As a highly hands-on B2B marketer, Anna allowed Cloudian to punch far above its weight in terms of building a highly engaged audience and helping the company establish a distinctive and unique voice.

Marketing Excellence (Distributor):

David Baltins – Arrow ECS
Molly MacDiarmid – Crayon
Minya Vasili – Exclusive Networks

Highly commended: Minya Vasili, Exclusive Networks

Winner: Molly MacDiarmid, Crayon

Over three years, Molly has played a pivotal role in demonstrating the new value proposition resulting from the merger of Crayon and rhipe under the tagline 'Better Together'. Over three years, Molly has transitioned from a talented event marketer to an exceptional marketing leader who has elevated Crayon's success. Her strategic acumen, innovative spirit and dedication have brought a fresh perspective and driven success in the face of formidable challenges.

Sales Excellence (Partner):

Marc Tricksey – Arinco
Darren Elsby – Atturra Managed Services
Kash Pervez – BluBiz Solutions
Jayati Gulati – blueAPACHE
Alex Danobrega – Champions of Change
Maurice Bonotto – ExigoTech
Hetal Dave – Infosys
Jim Zelener – Logicalis Australia
Frederick Tadiaman – Nueva Solutions
Jordan Papadopoulos – Otto IT
Tony Fulcher – Patient Zero
Kishanti Kunalen – Secure Agility
David Jenkin – Tecala
Lakshmy Sheshan – The Missing Link
Andreas Nikolakopoulos – Thomas Peer Solutions

Winner: Jordan Papadopoulos, Otto IT

Under Jordan’s innovative leadership, Otto IT achieved record-breaking revenue figures and double-digit increase recurring revenue. His novel approach to sales strategy has led to significant customer wins and his trailblazing efforts have also paved the way for future growth.

Sales Excellence (Vendor/ Distributor):

Jennifer Sun – Access4
David Hayes – Arctic Wolf
Ian MacDougall – BlackLine
David Meister – Check Point Software Technologies
Chelsea Burnett – CrowdStrike
Ben Daly – Exclusive Networks
Samantha Borg – Kaseya
Chris Harris – NetApp
Fay Messaike – Nextgen Group
Bobby Aleksic – RingCentral
Mila Fedynskaya – Schneider Electric
Trevor Van Essen – SentinelOne

Winner: Chelsea Burnett, CrowdStrike

Since joining CrowdStrike, Chelsea has been promoted a few times after consistently hitting her sales targets, sourcing and closing significant deals, proving to be a standout contributor to CrowdStrike's commercial success. She is responsible for thousands of customer and partner accounts and is committed to creating value-based sales.

Management Excellence (Partner):

Matthew Willie – 9X5 Consulting
James Lewis – Cevo
Murali Mehrwade – Intellificial
Baden Graco – Logicalis Australia
Milan Rajkovic – Otto IT
Demelza Green – Patient Zero
Corey Stewart – Precision IT
Pat Bombardieri – Rubicon 8
Shamane Tan – Sekuro
Salma Datenis – Sourced Group
Nick Forster – The Missing Link
Rangi Gunasekera – Thomas Peer Solutions
Winner: Nick Forster, The Missing Link

As head of security operations, Nick helps deliver round-the-clock services to over 200,000 end users globally. Under Nick's stewardship, The Missing Link’s managed services revenue has soared, primarily driven by his commitment to embracing automation and investing in team training and development. Nick's leadership has also been instrumental in fostering a culture of personal growth, collaboration, openness and integrity, growing the team from a group of five to 34.

Management Excellence (Vendor):

Leo Lynch – Check Point Software Technologies
Rodney Hamill – Cisco
James Wright – Cloudian
Jon Fox – CrowdStrike
Yvette McEnearney – GoTo
Scott Minogue – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Dermot McCann – Kaseya
Sunny Gandhi – Lenovo
Janet Docherty – Palo Alto Networks
Ben Swanson – RingCentral
Astrid Groves – Schneider Electric
Jason Duerden – SentinelOne
Michelle Mitchelhill – ServiceNow

Highly commended: Michelle Mitchelhill, ServiceNow

Winner: Rodney Hamill, Cisco

Rodney has been recognised for his management acumen and invaluable contribution to Cisco's growth and evolution in the A/NZ market. With a clear vision and strong sense of purpose, Rodney is a staunch partner advocate and is committed to driving collective growth. He embodies key leadership traits in visionary development, lifelong learning, communication and team empowerment.

Management Excellence (Distributor):

Scott Hayman – Arrow ECS
Anthony Ianni – Ingram Micro
Nilam Patel – Westcon-Comstor

Winner: Anthony Ianni, Ingram Micro

Anthony wins this award for his achievements in driving the Ingram Micro Project Next, which aims to improve reseller partner experience with the distributor. He has continually sought to improve and finesse his skills as a leader while fostering a culture of enablement and belonging. Anthony constantly recognises the efforts of his team members and constantly encourages them to learn, develop and grow.

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