Kaspersky's general manager for Canada, Kevin Krempulec, discusses the growth of the Canadian business and building a partner ecosystem
It’s been a little over six months since Internet security vendor Kaspersky Lab set-up shop in Canada, tapping former Symantec Canada channel chief and Net Integrations executive Kevin Krempulec to lead the operation as country manager.
Krempulec recently sat down with CDN to discuss the reaction to Kaspersky from the Canadian market and channel, ramping-up regional coverage across the country, building a partner eco-system and revamping the vendor’s partner program.
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.
