MSPmentor 250 List: 2013 Honorees Part 5 of 10

Welcome to the sixth-annual MSPmentor 250 list, honoring the world’s top managed services provider (MSP) executives, entrepreneurs and experts. This section honors names 101 through 125 on our list.

Background: The list is based on our annual global readership survey plus MSPmentor’s daily coverage of the managed services market. For more information about MSPmentor readership surveys and lists visit http://www.mspmentor.net/top250 (people) and http://www.mspmentor.net/top501 (companies).

MSPmentor 250 List: 2013 Honorees Part 5 of 10

Mark Jacobson, CEO, NetGain Technologies

Since Mark and his brother Jim took over NetGain Technologies from their father in 1996, they have grown the business from a small, on building organization to the regional powerhouse. They are still cementing their legacy with the most recent acquisition of NCDTech in St. Louis – announced today, June 11. While the company’s managed I.T. services have been globally recognized and their engineers’ expertise and certifications nationally awarded, Mark and Jim continue to focus on providing local service and remain true to NetGain’s vision statement: creating happy clients through effective technology solutions. Their belief in the organization’s capabilities and in the worth of Technology OneSource is unmistakable (they grew managed services by 40% last year), and they continue to lead with a passion that is absolutely contagious.

Vineet Jain,  CEO, Egnyte

Jain promotes a hybrid cloud file sync and sharing service that integrates with NetApp, NetGear and Google solutuions. The service is gaining a strong following among midsize and large MSPs.

JP Jauvin, General Manager, N-able Technologies (a SolarWinds company)

Under Jauvin’s executive leadership in 2013, N-able was acquired by SolarWinds in an industry-changing buyout that landed the Ottawa business management executive at the helm of the company. Through his guidance, N-able’s N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) and service automation platform has garnered nearly a dozen top industry awards in the past year alone. In addition, the number of small to midsize businesses (SMBs) that N-able’s partners serve has skyrocketed to 88,000, with tens of thousands added in the past 12 months. Jauvin has kept the managed services innovator’s technology on pace with market demands by spearheading advancements in mobile device management, IT automation, third-party integration and more. His efforts have fueled the number of MSPs switching to N-able from an alternative RMM provider to grow at a rate of well over 200 percent since 2012.

Drew Jenkins, Director, Worldwide Channel Sales, SoftLayer

Jenkins has built one of the world’s most successful IaaS channel partner programs. Now, he’s working to ensure SoftLayer’s cloud services are easily available to IBM partners. IBM acquired SoftLayer in mid-2013.

Steven Jensen, Windows Client Marketing Lead, Microsoft

Jenson is a client marketing manager with a sharp focus on SMB partners and customers. Among his responsibilities: Growing the Windows Intune business, which helps MSPs to remotely manage Windows desktops along with Google Android and Apple iPad tablets.

Charles Johnson, CEO, EDTS LLC

Johnson leads one of the largest MSPs in the Southeast. With over 50 employees and three offices, EDTS has been recognized on the INC 5000 list of fastest growing companies the past three years, recognized as #148 in the world on the MSPmentor 501 Global list, and #25 on the CRN Fast Growth 100. Charles was featured on the front cover and lead article “Secrets of a Trusted Network Advisor” in Business Solutions magazine and has been instrumental in EDTS tripling revenues since 2009.

Tom Joyce, Senior VP and GM, Hewlett-Packard

Joyce is a driving force behind HP OneView, a major IT management platform for the company’s converged data center solutions. The effort allows MSPs to maintain and optimize servers, storage and network components from a single interface.

Doron Kaminski, COO, Insite Computer Group Inc.

Kaminski built a Managed Services organization growing at 20% per year on average over the last three years. Insite acquired Thindesk to further grow its Cloud business in early 2013.

Jeff Kaplan, Founder & CEO, Breakthrough Technology Group

Kaplan founded BTG in 2007. Breakthrough Technology Group (BTG) is an award-winning Micro Service, cloud and managed services provider, and AT&T’s Top Revenue-Generating Solutions Partner.

Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan

Kavanagh oversaw the successful July 2013 launch of SpamTitan Cloud service, an email filtering service that protects MSPs and their customers from spam, viruses and malware. The company has also expanded internationally, signing distribution agreements with parners in Australia, South America, Europe and Mexico in 2013.

Kevin Keith, Director of Business Development, AirWatch

Although AirWatch originally focused on direct sales, Keith’s vision and strategic leadership have helped develop AirWatch’s channel and partner program, which now accounts for approximately 40 percent of AirWatch’s business. Keith also played an instrumental role in AirWatch’s recent acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Mobility Services Platform (MSP).

Erin Kelley, Owner and Lead Technician, Simply Smart Technology LLC

Kelley is one of only a handful of women leading companies in the technology industry and the IT channel. She launched Simply Smart Technology in 2010, and the company has lost only one client in 3.5 years. http://www.simplysmarttech.com

James Kernan, CEO, Kernan Consulting Inc.

Kernan has developed a loyal following in the MSP market, and promotes a program called “36 Month Millionaire.” According to one program member, Kernan’s direction has helped a key MSP to drive $250,000 in additional revenues while also qualifying more customer leads.

Tom Kieffer, CEO, Virteva

Kieffer is a serial tech entrepreneur — having started three IT organizations from scratch, achieving three successful transactions, with two currently in the works. Kieffer’s second company, Agiliti, raised $60 million and is now part of SunGard. His third company, Virteva, is in high-growth mode and is a recognized MSP leader.

Kevin Kilpatrick, President Kilpatrick IT Solutions

Kilpatrick sits on the AVG Executive Partner Council, and his company has landed on both the MSPmentor 250 (global) and Top 100 SMB MSP lists.

Shannon Kohn, Channel Engagement Manager, LogMeIn

Kohn joined LogMeIn in May 2013 after previously leading Datto’s MSP relationships. A true road warrior, Kohn is active in CompTIA, ASCII and other channel-centric organizations that educate and empower MSPs and VARs.

Jakobus Koorts, CEO, Numata Business IT (PTY) Ltd.

Koorts is a speaker, facilitator and consultant, heading one of the leading MSP’s in the African mid-market as rated by MSPmentor. Since Numata Business IT’s inception 10-years ago under his lead, the company has seen substantial annual growth — doubling in size every two years — with a significant increase in the caliber of clients and contracts, positioning it to become the premier provider in it’s niche within the next 5-years, and plans to expand abroad through strategic partnerships.

Scott Kraege, CEO, MOBI Wireless Management

Kraege founded MOBI Wireless Management in 2008 with his four business partners and friends. With Kraege guidance as CEO, MOBI is revolutionizing the Managed Mobility Services (MMS) industry. Through his leadership and wireless insights, MOBI now manages over 115,000 wireless devices (smartphones, feature phones, hot spots, data cards, etc.) for some of the nation’s largest and most innovative organizations. MOBI’s business success and impending placement on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services can be attributed to Scott’s entrepreneurial drive and executive leadership.

Kareem Krayem, Technical Account Manager, d2 Business Solutions

Krayem has helped d2 Business Solutions’ rapid growth in the last year by excelling in service and client development. He has a charming demeanor mixed with a highly technical background which is hard to find. His ability to put clients at ease and craft the right solutions for them has made him a client favorite. Krayem was promoted from Systems Engineer to Technical Account Manager this year to oversee client relationship development.

Doug Kuiper, Chief Marketing Officer, Covisint

Kuiper oversees marketing for Covisint’s cloud engagement platform, which now manages over 18 million users, 3,000 global customers and 1 billion yearly transactions. It includes identity, portal and data exchange services.

Varma Kunaparaju, Senior Vice President and CTO, NetEnrich Inc.

Kunaparaju is zealous about solving enterprise computing challenges and empowering solution providers and MSPs to manage their client’s IT environments, from the closet to the cloud. Currently, he’s on a mission to help MSPs break into the data center and go after larger enterprises with the help of NetEnrich’s portfolio of remote infrastructure management services, which leverage Vistara, the IT Operations Platform.

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