Deltek Appoints Taylor Macdonald as Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Sales Alliances
HERNDON, Va.--(Business Wire)--Deltek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PROJ), the leading provider of enterprise
applications software for project-focused organizations, today
announced that Taylor Macdonald has been appointed Vice President of
Worldwide Channels and Sales Alliances. In this position, Macdonald
will be responsible for managing and developing Deltek's global
channel and sales alliance operations. Macdonald will report directly
to Deltek's Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Carolyn
Parent.
Macdonald brings over 19 years of experience to Deltek and has
been named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People" 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's "Most Influential Channel Chiefs of
2007", and was named to CRN Magazine's list of "Top 50 Channel
Champions" 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.
"As we continue to leverage third-parties to facilitate our
growth, we are fortunate to have acquired someone with Taylor's vast
knowledge and experience in developing world-class channel and
alliance programs," said Kevin Parker, president and CEO of Deltek.
"The 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."
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.
ABOUT DELTEK
Deltek (NASDAQ: PROJ) is the leading provider of enterprise
applications software designed specifically for project-focused
businesses. For more than two decades, our software applications have
enabled organizations to automate mission-critical business processes
around the engagement, execution and delivery of projects. More than
12,000 customers worldwide rely on Deltek to measure business results,
optimize performance, streamline operations and win new business.
Visit www.deltek.com.
Deltek
Warren Brown, VP of Strategic Communications
703-885-9746
warrenbrown@deltek.com
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