Aryaka, the leader in fully managed SD-WAN and SASE, on Monday announced the appointment of Craig Patterson as its new channel chief and vice president of sales – Americas.
In his new role, Craig will lead strategy for sales and revenue within Aryaka’s Channel Partner Program and will be responsible for go-to-market strategies within the agent, resell, and distribution channels.
Prior to Aryaka, Craig was the west division vice president for Lumen’s indirect channel. In this role, Craig led all sales and revenue strategy for a $1B organization within the Lumen Channel Partner Program and managed 100+ sales professionals.
Before joining Lumen, Craig was one of the founding members of the Level 3 Channel Partner Program, where he built revenue from $0 to $500 million over 15 years. Throughout his career, he has successfully launched and scaled indirect programs throughout North America, Europe, Latin America & Asia.
Craig holds a master’s degree in Technology from Ball State University.
Ian McEwan Chief Revenue Officer at Aryaka
He has nearly 20 years of experience leading Fortune 500 channel organizations and has spent his career building and growing indirect programs. We look forward to leveraging his cross-functional collaborative network to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the managed WAN and SASE space and are pleased to welcome him to the team.
Craig Patterson, Channel Chief and VP of Sales – Americas
I am truly excited to be joining Aryaka at what I consider to be such a pivotal time in our industry. As customers continue to evolve, our partners are seeing exponential demand for cloud-based solutions and security. I believe Aryaka is uniquely poised to help partners deliver a best-in-class experience through our managed WAN and security offerings.
