Danister De Almeida

Danister De Almeida is the Vice President of Global Channel Marketing at Riverbed Technology. He is responsible for the evolving channel marketing strategy leading to architecture and roll out of marketing programs and initiatives. His focus is to enable Partners to drive demand and pipeline by leading with their own value proposition and messaging. Danister brings more than 20 years of channel, field and corporate marketing leadership experience across a broad spectrum of marketing disciplines; demand generation, marketing communications, branding, pricing, integrated digital and vertical marketing campaign development. Prior to Riverbed he was with Polycom for 9+ years where he held a variety of roles leading Global Channel Marketing, North America Enterprise Field and Channel Marketing and Channel Marketing in Asia Pacific. With an MBA from the RMIT University in Australia, majoring in Global Business, Danister has lived and worked in multiple geos, leading functional teams across them. In 2013 CRN recognized him as “One of 100 People to Know in the Channel.” With his global work experience Danister brings a keen appreciation of what is required for measurable marketing success in the international arena.