Five Ingram Micro Sales Leaders Named to 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs List

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Key U.S. sales executives celebrated for their channel-first approach, commitment to driving shared success within the IT channel ecosystem, and dedication to redefining the distribution industry

Irvine, California – February 4, 2025 – Ingram Micro today announced CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized five Ingram Micro sales executives on their venerated 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs list. Presented annually, this award honors technology vendor and distribution executives who drive strategy, set the channel agenda for their companies, and work to ensure mutual success with their partners and customers. 

Focused on strategic growth, these five channel chiefs work with their teams to create and capture more value for Ingram Micro’s customers and vendors using the efficiencies and insights found within Ingram Micro’s AI-powered platform Xvantage. This combination of people and platform is better enabling the team and Ingram Micro’s customers and vendors to use AI to their advantage—removing complexity, solving real challenges, delivering desired business outcomes, exceeding expectations, and enabling the IT channel to succeed together. 

“The core responsibilities of channel leaders include forging strong relationships based on mutual trust and respect, creating value for customers, and driving shared success backed by the best possible experience,” said Bill Brandel, SVP and U.S. Chief Country Executive, Ingram Micro. “Our 2025 Channel Chiefs honorees excel at delivering on those duties while remembering that relationships and humanity sit at the heart of who Ingram Micro is as a company. Thank you to The Channel Company and CRN for recognizing these outstanding leaders. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.”  

Ingram Micro executives included among this year’s honorees are:

  • Craig Birmingham, Vice President, Business Solutions, Specialty, and Public Sector: Responsible for overseeing and managing Ingram Micro’s U.S. channel sales operations and strategies, Birmingham sets the direction for driving revenue growth and maximizing sales opportunities. With a long history of building strong relationships and delivering innovative solutions to partners that help people work better, live better, and play better, Birmingham continuously strives to understand each partner’s unique strategy and enable positive outcomes that drive profitable and sustainable growth.
  • Tony Celeste, Executive Director, Public Sector: As Ingram Micro’s go-to-market leader for the U.S. Public Sector business, Celeste spearheads the company’s strategy, forging executive relationships across the public sector to drive sustained revenue growth and elevate the customer experience. He also leads efforts to expand the IT solutions portfolio for federal, state, and local agencies, as well as educational institutions, with a focus on digital transformation, cloud services, as-a-service models, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, and cybersecurity. Celeste’s team enables partners to connect technological innovation to mission enablement and measurable outcomes by fusing market intelligence, end-user insights, and business intelligence.
  • Therese Ferullo, Vice President, Sales: Known for building high-performing, results-driven teams, Ferullo leads Ingram Micro’s U.S. Sales team, overseeing National Solution Providers and Enterprise Accounts. With a focus on effective communication, professional development, and fostering trusted partnerships, Ferullo has held numerous business development and sales industry leadership roles during her 20-year career with Ingram Micro. Championing that the channel is all about people, and that success stems from partnerships, relationships, and a deep understanding of customer goals, Ferullo is known for building connections powered by human effort and trust and enabling Ingram Micro and its partners and vendors to win together.
  • Darren Gottesmann, Vice President, Sales, Advanced Solutions, and SMB: An inspiring executive, Gottesmann drives Ingram Micro’s sales strategy, engagement, and culture—ensuring a world-class vendor, employee, and customer experience. Known to challenge the status quo and develop targeted and meaningful go-to market strategies for Ingram Micro and its customers, Gottesmann views sales as a team sport and advocates for community building, the need for greater collaboration and the power of knowledge sharing.
  • Cheryl Rang, Vice President, Technology Solutions: A dynamic leader, Rang leads Ingram Micro’s Technology Solutions organization and category management of Modern Infrastructure, Modern Workforce, and Networking & Security. She oversees business partner development and is known for cultivating strong vendor relationships that bring customers and vendors together to grow more profitably. With a focus on solution selling, mega trends in Cybersecurity, AI & Hyperscale Solutions, and Next Generation Workforce solutions Rang’s team is credited with driving Ingram Micro’s U.S. business expansion.

“This year’s honorees exemplify dedication, innovation, and leadership that supports solution provider success and fosters growth across the channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “Each of these exceptional leaders has made a lasting channel impact by championing partnerships and designing creative strategies that get results. They’ve set a high bar in the channel, and we’re thrilled to recognize their standout achievements.”

CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2025 print issue of CRN® Magazine and online beginning February 3rd at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs. 

About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company in the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to a highly diversified base of business-to-business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI-powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry’s first comprehensive business-to-consumer-like experience, integrating hardware and cloud subscriptions, personalized recommendations, instant pricing, order tracking, and billing automation. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, and lifecycle management, as well as technical pre- and post-sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

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Released February 4, 2025