{"id":822,"date":"2008-01-07t00:04:55","date_gmt":"2008-01-07t05:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/2008\/01\/07\/taylor-macdonald-takes-top-chennl-post-at-deltek\/"},"modified":"2008-01-16t12:39:30","modified_gmt":"2008-01-16t17:39:30","slug":"taylor-macdonald-takes-top-chennl-post-at-deltek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2008\/01\/07\/taylor-macdonald-takes-top-chennl-post-at-deltek\/","title":{"rendered":"taylor macdonald takes top channel post at deltek"},"content":{"rendered":"

macdonald named vice president of worldwide channels and sales alliances
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\nherndon, va — deltek, inc., a provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused organizations, has named taylor macdonald vice president of worldwide channels and sales alliances, responsible for managing and developing deltek\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s global channel and sales alliance operations. macdonald will report directly to deltek\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s executive vice president of worldwide sales, carolyn parent.<\/p>\n

macdonald brings over 19 years of experience to deltek and has been named one of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153top 100 most influential people\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the accounting profession by accounting today on five separate occasions. he was also named top channel executive by varbusiness magazine, made the top ten list of crn.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153most influential channel chiefs of 2007\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and was named to crn magazine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s list of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153top 50 channel champions\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for the past 3 years. most recently, macdonald served as the executive vice president, channel and sales operations, na of sage software where he led the design and implementation of all u.s. channel programs.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153as we continue to leverage third-parties to facilitate our growth, we are fortunate to have acquired someone with taylor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vast knowledge and experience in developing world-class channel and alliance programs,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said kevin parker, president and ceo of deltek. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the expansion of our network of alliance partners is an important component of our overall growth strategy as we penetrate new markets and increase our geographical sales force coverage.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

macdonald serves on the board of directors for the information technology alliance. he is a frequent speaker for the american institute of certified public accountants, various state cpa societies and other business organizations. macdonald holds a b.s. degree from yale university.<\/p>\n