Verus Corporation Named WatchGuard 2022 Americas Partner of the Year

Posted May 2, 2023

Sean Price SVP of Worldwide Sales WatchGuard, Partner / CEO of Verus Corp, Kyle Vinar is Partner / President of Verus Corp, Prakash Panjwani CEO WatchGuard

Sean Price SVP of Worldwide Sales WatchGuard, Kevin Willette Partner / CEO Verus Corp, Kyle Vinar Partner / President of Verus Corp, Prakash Panjwani CEO WatchGuard

Minneapolis, MN – April 27, 2023 – Verus Corporation announced today that WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, has named Verus Americas Partner of the Year in the company’s 2022 Partner Awards program. WatchGuard and its channel community gathered in Kansas City, U.S.A., to celebrate another year of growth and excellence, and to recognize top-performing partners.

“Our partner community is composed of innovative companies that are growing their businesses by utilizing WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform® approach to simplify the delivery of powerful security that better protects our customers”
Prakash Panjwani, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies

“This past year, Verus Corporation not only distinguished itself through impressive financial performance fueled by service offering expansion and business model evolution, but the leadership team continues to serve as a trusted-advisors to the WatchGuard product and go-to-market teams. I am proud to recognize them as a Partner of the Year in the Americas region and personally congratulate Kevin and the entire Verus Corporation team.”

The Partner of the Year award honors partners that have exhibited exceptional performance over the past year as part of the WatchGuardONE Program, while providing the most valued and innovative solutions within the channel partner community. The judges selected this year’s Partner of the Year winners based on a variety of factors including sales numbers, year-over-year growth, WatchGuardONE partner level, innovation of services, and overall relationship with WatchGuard.

“We are honored to be named WatchGuard Americas Partner of the Year. Our strong partnership with WatchGuard allows us to better serve our clients by providing them with powerful and simplified security solutions. We are proud to be recognized for our exceptional performance and innovative solutions within the channel partner community. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Verus team, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with WatchGuard to deliver outstanding results for our clients.”

– Kevin Willette, Partner / CEO of Verus Corporation

WatchGuard’s Annual Partner Awards program honors and recognizes top channel partners for their performance and implementation of WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform® approach and the WatchGuardONE Program to increase the scale and velocity of security delivery while gaining operational efficiencies and increasing profitability. Categories include “Partner of the Year,” “New Partner of the Year,” “Marketing Program of the Year,” “Most Inspirational Partner of the Year,” and “End-User Project of the Year.” These prestigious awards are presented at WatchGuard’s Partner Kickoff events around the globe. For more information about WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform approach, visit here, and to learn about the WatchGuardONE Partner Program, visit here.

About Verus Corporation
Verus Corporation is a leading provider of comprehensive IT solutions and services to clients across a wide range of industries. With a focus on delivering innovative and reliable solutions, Verus has built a reputation for excellence in cybersecurity, managed IT services, cloud computing, and more. By partnering with WatchGuard Technologies, Verus is able to provide its clients with powerful and simplified security solutions that meet the unique needs of their businesses.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in unified cybersecurity. Our Unified Security Platform® is uniquely designed for managed service providers to deliver world-class security that increases their business scale and velocity while also improving operational efficiency. Trusted by more than 17,000 security resellers and service providers to protect more than 250,000 customers, the company’s award-winning

Kevin Willette

Kevin Willette is Partner / CEO of Verus Corp. His focus is ensuring complete customer satisfaction and providing as much or as little support as is needed for the individual client. Kevin knows that plenty of places do IT services, but what sets Verus Corp apart is the local feeling and the commitment to doing things right the first time. He has always wanted to be a business owner because it affords him the opportunity to offer a service that was better than anything clients had seen before. His true goal is to help customers make their businesses better by removing potential IT barriers. Kevin served as chair for Habitat for Humanity during his time at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has also served on the WatchGuard Advisory Council since 2016. Kevin’s work with Verus Corp has helped them achieve awards as the WatchGuard Partner of the Year and Cisco Select Partner. Kevin graduated from Minnesota State in 2000 with a major in Business Marketing and minors in Business Administration and Music.