24 Insight Leaders Chosen as CRN 2022 Women of the Channel   

Four executives also selected as Power 70 Solution Providers whose leadership is driving success across the IT channel

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 18, 2022 — Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping clients accelerate their digital journey, announced today that CRN^®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named 24 Insight leaders to its Women of the Channel list for 2022, including four executives to its elite Power 70 Solution Providers group.

Named as Power 70 Solution Providers this year are Insight CEO Joyce Mullen; Megan Amdahl, senior vice president of partner alliances and technology enterprise sales; Brenda Hudson, senior vice president of commercial sales, sales enablement, learning and development; and Amy Protexter, senior vice president of marketing.

Among their accomplishments in 2021:

• Mullen was named as Insight’s first female president and CEO, having led the North America business to a record $7.52 billion in annual net sales (a 14% increase, year over year) and annual gross profit growth of 11%.
• Amdahl led an enterprise sales team that achieved 19% net sales growth with $5.4 billion in revenue in 2021 and a partner alliances team that garnered 33 industry and partner of the year awards. Her operations team oversaw global logistics, supply chain, integration service and internal business transformation.
• Hudson’s commercial sales team drove 25% revenue growth, year over year, generating $1.5 billion in business. Her team kept Insight’s more than 8,200 client-facing professionals proficient in the company’s innovative solutions and related managed services, hardware and software lifecycle services, and consultative transformation services.
• Protexter’s marketing team produced 24,000 sales leads and grew partner marketing investments by more than 9% in 2021. Through thought-leader platforms like Insight’s Tech Journal magazine, her team educated the market, clients, partners and more than 11,500 teammates on Insight’s expanding role as a solutions integrator and new strategies enabling organizations to be ambitious about digital innovation.

The annual Power 70 Solution Provider honorees are chosen by the CRN editorial team based on their expertise and contributions to building strong solution provider businesses. Through strong business acumen, innovation and strategic thinking, these extraordinary women support their solution provider businesses and clients with exceptional leadership and dedication to channel excellence, according to CRN.

The overall 2022 Women of the Channel list honors the incredible accomplishments of female leaders from all corners of the IT channel — including vendors, distributors, and solution providers whose vision, expertise and contributions make an impact on the industry every day.

Insight’s Women of the Channel for 2022 also include these 20 leaders across the company’s North America business:

• Carisa Bianchi, vice president, North America controller
• Kristin Bolte, director, North America partner finance operations
• Judith Breen, director, strategic partnerships, Insight Canada
• Melany Clayton, director, global IT planning and operations
• Jennifer Crawford, vice president, tax
• Rachael Crump, global corporate controller and principal accounting officer
• Jonna Gage, vice president, go-to-market solutions
• Tina Guthrie, director, operations, client experience and preorder sales support
• Christine Hilts, vice president, sales enablement, learning and development
• Rachel Howard, director, global band and communications
• Bozena Kostelic, director, technology enterprise sales
• Joy Levine-Winn, services director for cloud solutions and success
• Trish O’Keeffe, director, Microsoft practice, Insight Canada
• Tina Pangle, vice president, lifecycle strategy and global project management office
• Michelle Reaux, director, diversity, leadership and organization development
• Shannon Stewart, director of operations
• Jen Vasin, chief human resources officer
• Laura Vega, associate general counsel and director
• Jamie Werve, vice president, eCommerce strategy
• Andrea Winkle, director, marketing

“We are proud to once again recognize the remarkable leaders on this year’s Women of the Channel list. Their influence, confidence, and diligence continue to accelerate channel success significantly,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “Their accomplishments will inspire others, and we look forward to witnessing their future contributions to the channel.”

CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel and Power 70 lists will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/WOTC. For more information on Insight, visit insight.com or call 800-INSIGHT.

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