Avaya’s Former SVP of Global Alliances and Channel Development to
help Jenne expand into SMB and enterprise global markets
May 20, 2008, Avon, Ohio
. Jenne Distributors, a leading value-added supplier of communicationproducts and solutions to the global telecom industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of
David P. Johnson as president and chief executive officer. Johnson joined Jenne on May 19,
2008, when Rose Jenne, current CEO, assumed the role of chairman.
Johnson, age 48, joins Jenne after leaving his post as Avaya’s Senior Vice President of Global
Alliances and Channel Development and a member of Avaya’s Executive Council. There he was
accountable for accelerating Avaya’s penetration of existing channels while building relationships
with new channels, such as technology partners, and multiple types of indirect channel partners,
including distributors, resellers, VARs, ISVs, Service Providers and Systems Integrators. Johnson
also was responsible for managing Avaya’s top global alliances, including systems integrator and