The company’s VP of Global Channel Sales & Alliances recognized for strategic leadership, driving program growth and innovation for mutual success
Press releases · Brooke McClary
Herndon, VA, February 3, 2025 – Expel, the leading managed detection and response (MDR) provider, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, named Alex Glass, VP, Global Channel and Alliances, Expel, to the prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs list. Released annually by CRN, the list recognizes the IT vendor and distribution executives who are driving strategy and setting the channel agenda for their companies.
“A successful partner program requires an understanding of your partners’ priorities, their value drivers, and how your organization can complement that motion to drive mutual growth and customer success,” said Rick Hasselman, Chief Financial Officer, Expel. “Alex has championed this mission from the beginning—relentlessly driving growth, building strategic alliances, and empowering our partners to deliver measurable security outcomes for their customers.”
With over a decade of experience in channel leadership, Glass is spearheading Expel’s channel and alliance strategy, focused on building and accelerating partner ecosystems grounded in mutual success. During his time at Expel, Glass guided the company in extending its reach with a focus on incident response (IR) partnerships as a new route to market, beginning with leading IR firm modePUSH late last year (with more to follow in early 2025), to provide more holistic threat protection that evolves alongside partners and customers.
“In my experience, transparency in company strategy related to the channel ecosystem goes a long way in building trust with your partners, laying a foundation rooted in collaboration and accountability in the interest of mutual success,” said Glass. “My goal for Expel is to prioritize partnerships that share our customer obsession, solving their real-world challenges with unique and largely varied solutions, ultimately driving market-leading outcomes for all parties.”
This recognition comes on the heels of exciting momentum for Expel, including expanded MDR offerings that better cater to the unique needs of Expel’s growing customer and partner base. The company also furthered its commitment to prioritizing strategic partners with a referral partnership with Visa and a new Wiz integration, which recently expanded to include the availability of Expel Cloud MDR services enriched by Wiz Defend.
“This year’s honorees exemplify dedication, innovation, and leadership that supports solution provider success and fosters growth across the channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “Each of these exceptional leaders has made a lasting channel impact by championing partnerships and designing creative strategies that get results. They’ve set a high bar in the channel, and we’re thrilled to recognize their standout achievements.”
Recently, Expel launched a revamped partner program, with significant investments in go-to-market resources and a newly designed partner portal, the Expel Partner eXchange (EPX). CRN also featured Expel as a finalist for the 2024 Tech Innovator Awards and on the CRN Security 100 as one of the 20 Coolest Endpoint and Managed Security Companies of 2024, and included Expel CEO Dave Merkel on the CEO Outlook 2024, featuring the world’s top technology leaders.
CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2025 print issue of CRN® Magazine and online beginning February 3rd at www.CRN.com/ChannelChiefs.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.
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Contact:
Kristin DaSilva
The Channel Company
kdasilva@thechannelcompany.com
About Expel
Expel is the leading managed detection and response (MDR) provider trusted by some of the world’s most recognizable brands to expel their adversaries, minimize risk, and build security resilience. Expel’s 24/7/365 coverage spans the widest breadth of attack surfaces, including cloud, with 100% transparency. We combine world-class security practitioners and our AI-driven platform, Expel Workbench™, to ingest billions of events monthly and still achieve a 20-minute critical alert MTTR. Expel augments existing programs to help customers maximize their security investments and focus on building trust—with their customers, partners, and employees. For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn.
Contact:
Dave Heffernan
expel@methodcommunications.com
Method Communications on behalf of Expel
Jimmy Alder
expel@harvard.co.uk
Harvard on behalf of Expel
