Name:
Amanulla Khan
Company:
Belkin International MEA
Designation:
Director
Years in the company: Cisco/Linksys since May 2009 and moved to Belkin in March 2013 with the Linksys acquisition
Years in the channel: 20
Biggest achievement till date: We have been able to create a channel network that has driven the brand to take the leadership position in the home and SMB networking products in the region.
Your mentor in the industry: It will be extremely difficult to pick one but my 8 years at Computer 2000 / Tech Data laid the foundation for my professional and personal growth and I owe the little success in my professional career to every individual in this organisation.
Company focus for 2015: To retain brand leadership and recall rate
Technologies to drive regional channel growth: Big Data, Cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Issues in the regional channel: Lack of education and training
Key to grow profitably: Innovation will continue to be the prime driving force to increase profitability and growth.