ConnectWise's Craig Fulton Named Among Channel Partners "Top Gun 51"Channel Leaders

TAMPA, Fla., July 15, 2019 - ConnectWise, is pleased to announce that Craig Fulton, chief customer officer, has been named as one of the premier leaders in the indirect IT and telecom channel by Channel Partners and Channel Futures editors in consultation with a distinguished group of analysts and master agency and distributor executives.

During his 12 years at ConnectWise, Fulton has held various positions, including chief product officer, senior product manager, business consultant and system engineer. As chief customer officer, Fulton oversees the support, consulting and education, and IT Nations teams as a unified function to support the growth and success of ConnectWise’s customers.

“I’m so honored to receive this recognition and I have to credit the amazing ConnectWise team for their support, along with the experiences I’ve had across my 20-plus years in the technology industry,” said Fulton. “It’s important to have the right experience for any leadership role, and I credit the time I spent as a support desk and field technician early in my career for guiding my decision-making today and helping me understand what technology solution providers want and need from their business management software.”

To compile the Top Gun 51 list, launched this year in tandem with the annual MSP 501, Channel Partners and Channel Futures editors invited those who know channel executives best — distributors, master agents and industry analysts — to nominate leaders who exemplify channel advocacy and leadership.

Channel Partners and Channel Futures define a channel leader as possessing integrity, knowledge and confidence, the ability to inspire others, commitment and passion. He or she must be adept at recognizing the increasing diversity of partner types, revenue models and partner and customer journeys.

Criteria considered for selecting the Top Gun 51 include finding advocates for the channel model with internal leadership who are committed to partners’ business success and who work to earn partners’ trust. The data was collected online from May 1 to June 15, 2019.

Channel Partners and Channel Futures congratulate ConnectWise’s Craig Fulton on being named to this list and will recognize the #TopGun51 at a gala banquet during Channel Partners Evolution, held September 9-12 in Washington, D.C.

“Today’s channel leaders must be futurists, accountants, technologists, marketers and evangelists,” says Lorna Garey, editor in chief of Channel Partners and Channel Futures. “We wanted to recognize these executives based on insights from within the community itself. I want to thank all of the master agents, distributors and analysts who helped us assemble a list that includes well-known names along with rising stars across a diverse range of companies.”

The complete 2019 Top Gun 51 list is available at Channel Partners.

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