David Kelly’s 20-year career in technology, communications, and global sales includes several key executives roles in the industry’s leading technology organizations.  At Meru, David will be responsible for building Meru’s sales coverage and developing channel go-to-market strategies in EMEA.

Most recently, David served as the EMEA Sales Director for Linksys which he was responsible for UK, France, Italy, South Med, MEA, DACH, Benelux and Russia.  While there, he was responsible for directing the company’s regional sales teams , developing lead solutions and strategic implementation within the vertical markets of Consumer & SMB .  He executed a business and channel model that drove sales revenue and profitability across 100 countries in 4 years and grew the business 10 fold in that period.  In addition, David  received an outstanding award for strategically establishing the Linksys Business across EMEA in his first year.

Prior to Linksys, he worked for Cisco in several channel operation roles.  Additionally, David previously worked for Apple Computers for more than nine years in various marketing and channel positions.