Dimension Data's Tina Gravel Selected for 2014 Channel Partners Advisory Board

VP and GM for cloud services to provide valuable guidance on educational events and content for Channel Partners community

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Oct 01, 2014, 09:00 ET

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimension Data, the $6 billion global ICT services and solutions provider, today announced that Tina Gravel, vice president and general manager for cloud services, has been named to the 2014-15 Channel Partners Advisory Board. A leading provider of news, analysis, education and events, Channel Partners is relied on by channel professionals serving the business technology and communications industry.

The board includes industry leaders in the channel community who serve two-year terms. These include IT VARs, cloud service providers, managed services providers, telecom agents, master agents, telecom dealers/interconnects, telecommunications service providers, hardware/software vendors and industry consultants, along with members from well-respected industry associations.

In her role on the board, Gravel will provide strategic guidance on and assistance with Channel Partners' editorial content and events. At Dimension Data, Gravel manages and leads the expansion of the company's cloud services business in the Americas. She is an award-winning executive with more than 25 years of experience in the IT outsourcing, cloud and SaaS industries.

"Since it was formed in 2007, the Channel Partners Advisory Board has proved to be a vital part of the success of the publication and the Channel Partners and Cloud Partners events. We rely on these industry insiders to help make sure our content is on target and that our programs are meaningful to the telecom and IT channels," said Khali Henderson, editor-in-chief of Channel Partners. "We welcome Tina Gravel to the Advisory Board, and thank her for volunteering both her time and expertise."

Gravel will become a regular contributor to the Channel Partners Peer-to-Peer blog (http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/blogs/peertopeer.aspx) and also the Channel Partners Network online community at LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=1593337).

"I'm honored to join the Channel Partners Advisory board and look forward to working with my esteemed colleagues to develop educational programs and content that help channel professionals meet pressing business challenges," Gravel said.

About Channel Partners
Channel Partners magazine is the leading publication for telecom and IT distribution channels. For more than 25 years, Channel Partners has been the undisputed leader in providing news, analysis and education to the indirect sales channels serving the business technology and communications industry. In addition, Channel Partners online (www.channelpartnersonline.com) delivers a constant content stream of unique and breaking industry news, feature articles and premium downloadable content. As official media of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo (www.channelpartnersconference.com) and Cloud Partners (cloud.channelpartnersconference.com), Channel Partners is the market leader that channel professionals turn to first.

About Dimension Data
Founded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. Visit us at http://www.dimensiondata.com/en-US and www.facebook.com/DimensionDataAmericas or follow us on Twitter: @DimensionDataAM.

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