Kirsten Esposito, vice president of global channel sales, Cindy Dunphy, director of channel sales, and Meredith Cook, channel marketing director recognized
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kirsten Esposito, Cindy Dunphy and Meredith Cook to its Women of the Channel list for 2024.
Every year, CRN highlights women from vendor, distributor, and solution provider organizations whose vision and leadership have a beneficial influence on the technology industry. The CRN 2024 Women of the Channel honorees are creative, strategic leaders who show ongoing commitment to using their skills to innovate and drive success for their partners and customers.
With this recognition, CRN honors these women leaders for their unwavering dedication and commitment to furthering channel excellence.
"I am incredibly honored and grateful to be recognized by CRN on the Women of the Channel list along with my esteemed colleagues at KnowBe4," said Esposito, VP of Global Channel Sales and one of the honorees. "We have worked collaboratively to advance KnowBe4's channel business and empower our partner community. This recognition underscores our collective effort to create programs that best equip our partners for success."
“It is a great privilege to honor the remarkable achievements of these women leaders in the IT channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN at The Channel Company. “Each woman on the list has demonstrated a deep commitment to innovation and leadership that advances their organizations and drives transformation and success across the IT channel.”
“We are delighted to have three of our women leaders recognized by CRN’s 2024 Women of the Channel,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4. “This speaks volumes about their valuable contribution to our company and their roles in inspiring other women over their many years at KnowBe4. It gives me immense pleasure to congratulate them for this recognition based on their impressive leadership skills.”
The 2024 Women of the Channel list will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine, with online coverage starting May 13 at www.CRN.com/WOTC.
For more information on KnowBe4, visit www.knowbe4.com
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 65,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. The late Kevin Mitnick, who was an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense and trust the KnowBe4 platform to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk.
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