Donald Deshaies, VP of Channel Management and Strategy for Sage North America, Recognized as 2015 CRN Channel Chief

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 2, 2015) - Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that Vice President of Channel Management and Strategy Donald Deshaies has been named to the prestigious list of the 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs. The influential executives on this annual list represent the most powerful leaders in the IT channel who have primary responsibility for driving growth and revenue for their organizations through management of their channel partners. Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

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The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs demonstrate their enduring support for the IT channel by consistently defending, promoting and executing effective channel partner programs and strategies.

Deshaies oversaw several key channel initiatives in the past year, including initiatives focused on optimizing the Sage customer experience as well as extensive training and certification of Sage partners and developers. These programs have resulted in a Sage channel ecosystem with enhanced sales capacity, marketing depth capability, improved consulting utilization/realization, and exceptional customer retention and customer satisfaction survey results.

Based on Deshaies' belief in the positive and lasting impact that mentoring and onsite experience can have on consultants and managers, he also oversaw the creation and implementation of the Sage ERP X3 Consultant Onboarding Program. Partners can now bring their new consultants up to speed quickly and send them into the field in a shorter period of time. They are paired up with the Sage PSG to get hands-on experience implementing Sage ERP X3 while the partner receives a portion of the revenue from the consultants' services from end-user implementation projects.