Juniper appoints Microsoft exec in channel shakeup

Juniper has appointed former Microsoft Asia Pacific president  Emilio Umeoka as its new worldwide channel chief.

Juniper's Australian spokesman confirmed Umeoka appointment Friday, while announcing the appointment of two major account executives Albert Saunig and Arthur Iliakopolous in its Service Provider Business.

Based in Sydney, Saunig is responsible for the full range of Juniper solutions in key Australian service provider accounts.

Iliakopolous, based in Melbourne, is responsible for the full range of Juniper solutions in the Telstra account.

Further, Juniper has named Luanne Tierney, Cisco's top channels marketing executive, to the position of vice president, global partner marketing.