McAfee Channel Chief Meeting 40 Partners In New York

Empire State Building

As you may recall, Thurber launched a revamped McAfee partner program earlier this month. The effort is designed to give partners a consistent partner experience for McAfee’s on premises and SaaS software.

Fast forward to this week, and Thurber is in New York for two reasons. First, he’s observing a McAfee investor conference in Manhattan. And tonight, he’s set to dine with partners before spending all of May 26 with those partners. “It’s all about maintaining a two-way dialog,” says Thurber.

Earlier today, McAfee announced a company reorganization that will give Thurber added responsibilities for the company’s mid-market customers. Thurber essentially remains channel chief while also taking on mid-market responsibilities from Darrell Rodenbaugh, a senior VP who is retiring from McAfee, Thurber says.

And what about that partner meeting on May 26? The VAR Guy will be listening closely for more chatter.

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