Phil Keenan

About Phil Keenan

AppDirect is blazing the trail in the rapidly emerging ecommerce B2B technology segment that is replacing the tradition distribution and master agent channel. AppDirects\'s Marketplace is changing the way companies acquire new technologies and solutions. Marketplace is a business community where technology advisors and companies meet to understand and uncover business goals and then embark upon solution journeys together. Marketplace provides everything needed to research, acquire, implement and manage technology.AppDirect\'s platform is the power behind many leading marketplaces with worldwide customers that include Deutche Telekom, Comcast Business, ADP and Keller Williams.Hailing from the UK and residing in the USA for the last 20 years, Phil Keenan is an executive leader with a proven track record in direct and channel sales as well as marketing, product development and general management within the telecommunications, UCaaS and cloud industries. With over 30 of years of experience, Keenan is recognized as an inspirational and visionary leader with a proven track record of success. Keenan both creates and operationalizes company strategy that delivers enormous stakeholder value. Prior to joining AppSmart in 2021, Keenan served in several executive leadership positions, including President at MicroCorp, executive vice president, North America at Mitel Networks, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Polycom. Keenan has also been at the forefront of successful IPO startup companies running worldwide sales for Videoserver and Accord networks. In 2012, he was voted a CRN Channel Chief of the Year.Specialties: Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Enterprise, Channel and Service Providers • Strategic Planning and Execution • Turn Arounds • Startup Ventures • IPO • Executive Teaming • Board Level interaction • M&A Strategy and Integration • Service Excellence • P&L planning and execution • Life Cycle ManagementTechnologies: Telecommunications • Unified Communications • Video • Cloud Services • Data Centers • Data • Carrier Services

Experience

1. Vice President and Gm

   AppDirect

   Jan 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Leading AppDirect\'s Communications Business Unit. AppDirect has developed the leading ecommerce marketplace for the acquisition of technology by companies with the assitance of a vast network of Appdirect Technology Advisors.

Education

• Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  BSc (Hons), Mining Geology

  1981 — 1984

Skills

• Direct Sales
• Enterprise Software
• Cloud Computing
• Networking
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Unified Communications
• Video
• Marketing
• Wireless
• P&L Management
• Mobile Devices
• Voip
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Sales
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership
• Saas
• Business Development
• Video Conferencing
• Product Marketing
• Solution Selling
• Voice Over Ip (Voip)
• Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Product Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Telecommunications
• Salesforce.com
• Telepresence
• Management
• Professional Services