CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs Round 2 results are in … We’re excited to announce that John Byrne, Dell President of Global Channels, has advanced to the Enterprise 8!
A huge congratulations to John Byrne for his Round 2 win over NetApp’s Bill Lipsin. And, many thanks to you – John couldn’t have moved on to Round 3 without you help. Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy day to vote for him.
In the Round 2 Hardware bracket, John Byrne was locked in a hard-fought battle with Bill Lipsin of NetApp. Throughout the voting, we saw many lead changes; but ultimately, John was named the winner in the tightest contest if the Sweet 16 round. In the end, John pulled this one out, winning with 52% of the overall vote.
As we move into Round 3 – the Enterprise 8 – we need your help more than ever to keep John Byrne in the tournament , and to help him advance into the Final 4. In this round, John competes against Sammy Kinlaw of Lenovo. In Round 2, Kinlaw came out strong and never looked back, besting HP’s Stephanie Dismore 79% to 21%. As you can see, John is up against some fierce competition in the Enterprise 8!
We need your help. Vote to John Byrne to help him move into the CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs Final 4!
Voting for Round 3 is now live – vote now. You will be required to make a selection in each of the four matchups; but voting only takes a moment.
Don’t miss your chance to vote for Dell’s John Byrne in Round 3 – voting closes at 12 noon ET on Thursday, March 20th!
HOW TO VOTE: Visit the CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs bracket and click the Vote Now button. Be sure to vote before Round 3 voting closes on Thursday, March 30th at 12:00 pm ET.
SPREAD THE WORD: Tweet out your thoughts using #CRNChannelMadness. Be sure to tag @DellPartners and @JohnByrneCSO. Or once you’ve voted, tweet about it with the image below to show your support for John Byrne!