Avaya triples its channel team in Australia

Avaya has tripled its local channel team over the last three months to support its channel-centric go-to-market model in Australia.

Avaya South Pacific has also promoted senior executive, Yvette McEnearney, to lead the newly created ‘high touch team’ and welcomed several new hires.

The expanded team comes under the strategic direction of Andy Hurt, regional director, channels for Avaya South Pacific.

“We have significantly strengthened our local channel team with these appointments,” he said.

“Avaya’s overarching strategy will expand its channel partner program to better meet the demands of customers and prospects in a challenging economic climate.”

McEnearney will lead the high touch team within the channel business to get closer to its top customers by increasing support for local channel partners.

She will engage local channel partners to set strategy on customer accounts and identify targeted opportunities to maintain Avaya’s strategic momentum.

Based in Sydney, McEnearney has over 10 years experience in the IT industry including five with Avaya where she helped double the size of its Platinum channel partner, NSC, in four years.

New additions to the team include Sally Rowe and Sigi Hill.

Prior to her new role, Rowe worked at Telstra, and previously managed her own consulting practice as well as working at Sirius.

Hill, formerly from Express Data, will expand the company’s relationships with local service providers.

“We are dedicated to expanding our channel-centric model in South Pacific by investing in building the best local channel team in the market to support our growth plans,” added Hurt.