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John Brookbank

Vice President, Americas Distribution Sales

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John Brookbank is the Vice President for Americas Distribution Sales at Cisco and is responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing, operations, and logistics for the multi-billion-dollar Americas Distribution Channel. John brings a long history with resellers, a deep understanding of the reseller business and more than 34 years of sales leadership experience, both direct and within the channel. Prior to Cisco, he held a wide range of sales leadership positions, including Vice President and General Manager at Expanets, Regional Channel Director for Avaya, and Mid-Atlantic Sales Director for Lucent Technologies. As a 19+ year Cisco veteran, John began as the leader for the East Channel Collaboration organization, followed by successful roles as Regional Manager of the D.C. Metro Commercial Region, Manager of Partner Operations for the Mid-Atlantic, and Senior Director for the East Field Partner Organization. John has led numerous cross-functional efforts to transform internal processes and developed several initiatives to integrate channel and field sales strategies where he spearheaded strong segment alignment while fostering profitability, loyalty and growth in the partner base. John currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Capital Area Chapter. In 2016, he was named Man of the Year, National Capital Area Chapter. His passions for giving something of yourself and taking a bold step, while always giving your best, are the principles he uses to guide his decisions and lead his team. No matter the job, John has always been committed to mentoring and cultivating strong collaborative teams. He firmly believes that it is only through diverse perspectives that we can achieve success and continually improve upon our own leadership. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Maryland, College Park. John and his wife, Renee, live in Leesburg, Virginia. He has three children, Sydney, Spencer, and Lindsey.

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September 13, 2024

PARTNER

Evolution of Fueling Partner Success

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As you might have already seen this quarter, we are committed to moving forward with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) movement that Cisco is prioritizing. A type of Evolution that is going to require each of us to leave a mark as we work together to stay relevant, innovative, and competitive.

June 12, 2024

PARTNER

Navigating the Summer Beat: Insights from Cisco Live and our Partners

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For Cisco, the first few weeks of summer often bring exciting new announcements delivered at Cisco Live. This year has been no different with the multiple investments made to integrate AI into our solutions, partnerships with Microsoft and Google, and simplification across the architectures.

May 15, 2024

PARTNER

Explore New Freedoms with Cisco Hypershield

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Cisco Hypershield places security enforcements exactly where and when it’s needed, seamlessly at cloud speed and in highly distributed environments. Check out more of its key benefits here.

April 3, 2024

PARTNER

A True Trusted Advisor

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Cisco and our valued distributors step in as your true, trusted advisor. Advisors to help you make the best choices for your needs that will have the best results for the years to come.

December 11, 2023

PARTNER

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year Cisco Distributors

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We have worked hard this year and we’ve all exhibited limitless grit and determination to see that our partners were fueled for success. The efforts of our invaluable distributors have propelled our reach beyond what we could do alone and there lies the true value of partnership.  

November 20, 2023

PARTNER

The Call to Fuel Partner Success

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I am thrilled by how Cisco continues to come together, especially at Cisco Partner Summit 2023, to truly Fuel Partner Success and drive an increase in productivity and profitability. The theme of Greater Together is one that draws us away from individual silos and toward a common cause.

October 30, 2023

PARTNER

An Anchor in the Race

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The theme for DistiNext 2023 was Growing Together. This theme ties perfectly into our theme for Americas Distribution, Going Hypersonic to Fuel Partner Success.

July 19, 2023

PARTNER

Cisco Innovation for Payment Solutions

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Cisco Capital, through Cisco, offers partners and customers flexible payment solutions in how they purchase the needed tech to achieve the business outcomes they want.

May 12, 2023

PARTNER

Future-proof with Cisco Next-Gen Firewalls

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Cisco is helping customers take control of their security landscape, and they can leverage their current Cisco investments to start turning their network infrastructure into additional control points and direct extension to have a complete security architecture.