Cedric M.

EMEA Marketing Director | Channel & Vendor Marketing · Demand Generation · ABM | Turning Data into Channel Revenue in Tech Distribution

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

EMEA Marketing Director and channel leader with 20+ years in technology distribution. I run vendor and channel marketing on data and analytics for Ingram Micro's top 20 vendors, leading a regional team of nine and turning reseller transaction data into measurable channel revenue. I founded the company's European Business Intelligence function and grew it from one person to 20 before building the marketing organization I lead today. Areas of expertise B2B and channel marketing, vendor and partner marketing, demand generation, account-based marketing (ABM), go-to-market planning, marketing analytics (influenced, attributed and incremental revenue, true-ROI dashboards), integrated multi-channel campaigns across events, webinars and digital, and Market Development Funds (MDF) governance. Marketing leadership, team building and coaching. Career highlights - In H1 2026, drove 500M+ EUR in marketing-attributed reseller channel revenue (3B+ EUR influenced) across 80k+ resellers, on 15M+ EUR in annual programs. - Built Ingram's Business Intelligence function in Europe from one person to 20, then spun it off into a dedicated Data and Pricing Analytics team. - Earlier at Ingram, scaled reseller marketing programs from 0.8M to 5.5M EUR and helped build a 1M EUR business in Asia-Pacific (APAC). - Developed channels from the ground up in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, delivering triple-digit channel growth for a leading mobility services provider. Conversation proficient in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Experience

  • Ingram Micro (7 yrs)
    • Senior Marketing Manager, EMEA & APAC (Vendor & Channel Marketing)
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Lead regional vendor marketing for Ingram Micro's top 20 enterprise technology vendors, after establishing the company's European Business Intelligence function and spinning it into a dedicated analytics team. - Lead a 9-person regional marketing team across Europe for top vendors including Fortinet, Cohesity, Okta, Trellix and TrendAI, managing 15M+ EUR in annual programs (part funded directly to country teams). - In H1 2026, drove 500M+ EUR in marketing-attributed reseller channel revenue (3B+ EUR influenced) across 80k+ resellers. - Run targeted marketing using data models refined over years to pinpoint the right resellers instead of marketing by volume, doubling program efficiency and accelerating go-to-market. - Shape each vendor's go-to-market plan around its sales goals, run it across events, digital and partner channels with the country teams, and layer account-based marketing (ABM) by mapping external databases to the reseller base. - Built the marketing-engine dashboard in Looker on the transactional stack to measure true ROI, tracking influenced, attributed and incremental revenue, with content engagement in Adobe Analytics. - Govern Market Development Funds (MDF) with eligible-activity design, proof-of-execution standards and claim-readiness rules that pass audit.

    • EMEA Business Intelligence Manager
      Aug 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Launched and led Ingram Micro's European Business Intelligence function as its first team member, turning reseller transaction data into channel revenue and growing the team to 20. - Scaled reseller marketing programs from 0.8M to 5.5M EUR by tying program investment to data-led targeting and measurable channel return. - Helped build a 1M EUR business in Asia-Pacific (APAC), extending the data and channel model beyond EMEA. - Built the analytics and reporting foundation later spun off into a dedicated Data and Pricing Analytics team. - Partnered with vendor and country teams to prioritize resellers, sharpen go-to-market planning and improve true-ROI measurement.

  • Founder & Director at Almotecs
    Sep 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

    SMB IT Business

  • Senior Channel Account Manager Southern & Eastern Europe at BlackBerry
    Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs

    - Identified and secured new business opportunities with regional distributors, resellers, and carriers. - Developed strategic relationships by connecting with key leaders and presenting the value proposition. - Facilitated the contractual process with new distributors, including establishing profit margins and defining contract terms. - Partnered with System Integration Teams to provide client solutions resulting in channel growth and increased sales. - Provided training and strategy for sales teams to identify current and new customers aimed at growing partnership sales. Key Accomplishments: - Increased sales in the triple-digit growth year over year by partnering with Systems Integrators, Carriers, and Large Resellers to identify and secure broad distribution in Eastern Europe and Spain. - Grew and retained Strategic Alliances by recruiting 50+ new resellers and carriers and managing relationships with current alliances.

  • Channel Manager South & MEA at MobileIron
    Jun 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Managed and maintained 3-tiered IT channels for mobile services while growing revenue from new opportunities. - Identified new distributors and executed a partnership strategy with Resellers to gain new customers through existing and new Customers. - Executed training and certifications programs for channel partners to ensure their engagement and success. Key Accomplishments: - Increased revenue over 20% year over year through partnering with Main Account Managers to identify key accounts in Iberia. - Grew channel business in triple digits % in the Middle East through securing 80+ Resellers across markets and actively managing all partnerships across the region.

  • Acronis ()
    • Solutions Sales Specialist Mobility EMEA
      Dec 2012 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

      • Partner Evangelist of the Acronis mobility solutions to both Customers and Partners • Technical expertise on the largest opportunities of the EMEA mobility portfolio • Training of the Sales Engineers resources

    • Senior Solution Sales Architect
      Sep 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      • Design of the Acronis solutions within our large customer infrastructure • Management of key large opportunities in Southern Europe • Partner and and large customer enablement • Recruitment of strategic technical channel Partners • Key speaker on large events targeting Partners and Customers • Regular sharing and reporting on Customer solution feedback to Development team

    • Senior Technical Account Manager, Southern Europe
      Jan 2009 - Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      • Team Management of the Southern Europe Presales team (4 team members) • Project management on large opportunity deals • Definition and execution of Business Technical Plans for Southern Europe Partners