This series provides insight into what drives Dell EMC channel executives. Missed the other posts in the series? Get to know them now: John Byrne (Dell EMC President of Global Channels); Michael Collins (Dell EMC Senior Vice President, Channel, EMEA); Ng Tian Beng (Dell EMC Senior Vice President, APJ Channels); Joyce Mullen (Dell EMC Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global OEM and IoT Solutions); Jim DeFoe (Dell EMC Senior Vice President, Global Distribution).
Meet Gregg Ambulos – Senior Vice President, North American Channel Sales
What is your current role/area of responsibility?
My role is to manage the overall alignment of the Dell EMC North American Channel Sales team resources with those of our more than 40,000 regional channel resellers and distributors to drive mutual sales growth and profitability across the entire Dell EMC portfolio of products, services and solutions.
How long have you worked with the channel partner community?
I have worked with the channel community for more than 16 years in both global and North American sales management roles.
What most excites you about Dell EMC opportunity?
I’m most excited, for Dell EMC and our channel partners, about the incredible opportunity ahead as businesses move into a dramatic period of digital transformation. Dell EMC is perfectly positioned with the best, and most extensive product and services portfolio available today to help customers through their transformation journeys.
We are also extremely well positioned with a tremendous channel ecosystem of Solution Providers, Distributors, System Integrators, Strategic Outsourcers, Service Providers and OEM partners to bring these fantastic products to our customers.
What most excites you about the Dell EMC Partner Program?
For me, the excitement is about bringing together two world-class channel programs from Dell and EMC and building a truly extraordinary program that leverages the very best practices from both. We launched the new Dell EMC Partner Program in February, and our partners have said that we are hitting the mark. Our core design promise for the program was to be Simple, Predictable and Profitable. And our partners are telling us that we are delivering on that promise.
What do you see as the biggest opportunity for Dell EMC partners in 2017?
The opportunities are huge. With Dell EMC, Solution Providers have the best partner to help them reach more customers, solve more problems and deliver a better, end-to-end IT experience for their customers.
To be successful today, Solution Providers must focus on helping their customers address four primary areas of transformation to advance their businesses:
- Digital transformation
- IT transformation
- Workforce transformation
- Security transformation
Partners are placing bets on which IT vendors will help them most successfully address critical challenges to their customers’ businesses. And more and more, Solution Providers are turning to Dell EMC to help them maximize the opportunities around these massive transformations.
With Dell EMC, Solution Providers and Distributors have access to the broadest portfolio of IT products, services and solutions under a single roof. This enables them better serve their customers and guide through their IT transformation journeys while cementing their ‘Trusted Advisor” status.
Do you have a favorite country, place or city to visit; and why?
My favorite city to visit is London, England. I’ve been there many times and really enjoy diverse mix of people and culture. It’s a truly international city but with a flavor all its own. I really enjoy Europe and think of London as a gateway city to experience the rest of the EU.
What do you do for fun outside of Dell EMC?
I’m a very active person. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me with my family on my boat just off the coast of Massachusetts; on my Harley-Davidson Screaming Eagle motorcycle riding the hilly New England countryside; or on the golf course improving my golf swing.
Follow Gregg Ambulos on Twitter: @AmbulosGregg.
