CRN’s Women of the Channel 2021 Recognizes McAfee Leaders

CRN’s Women of the Channel 2021 Recognizes McAfee Leaders


Every year CRN recognizes the women who are leading the channel and their unique strengths, vision, and achievements. This year, CRN recognized five McAfee individuals on their prestigious list of those leading the channel. Those selected demonstrate commitment to mentoring future generations and driving channel innovation and growth.


The 2021 Women of the Channel (WOTC) awards highlight over 1,000 women in all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers and other IT organizations. We’re thrilled to see our colleagues recognized for their strategic vision and dedication to channel success. See below to learn more about each McAfee honoree.


Please join us in celebrating this recognition and congratulating these exceptional women who are at the heart of our channel business.



Kristin Carnes, Senior Director, Global Distribution Sales, Strategy


A channel veteran of 20+ years and 2020 WOTC recipient, Kristin Carnes joined McAfee through the acquisition of Skyhigh Networks and has lead channel growth for industry bellwethers like EMC (NYSE: EMC), Nimble Storage, (HPE Subsidiary) and Veritas Software. She was chosen to lead McAfee’s global channel programs and operations and now leads global teams supporting an extensive network of distributors. Kristin was instrumental in organizing the early 2021 expansion of McAfee and Ingram Micro’s partnership to sell in more than 20 countries leveraging the Ingram Cloud Marketplace. She has also launched new partner experience initiatives that have been adopted worldwide and driven changes in the McAfee rebate policy to improve partner profitability.


Madeline Fugate, Distribution Account Manager


Madeline Fugate is an experienced sales and marketing leader with 23 years of experience in the channel. Madeline has a passion for mentoring and nurturing younger tal ..

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