John Carey is senior director of worldwide channel programs strategy at Citrix. In his current role, he has responsibility for program structure and strategy for each of Citrix’s preferred routes to market, from Solution Advisors to Service Providers. In this role he has led a restructure of the global CSA program and launched a new partner incentive program – Opportunity Registration for Citrix networking products, and updated the company’s award-winning partner incentive program, Advisor Rewards. This January his team launched an updated Citrix Solution Advisor program and Specializations making competence the cornerstone to partner value. During his 16-year tenure at Citrix, Carey has held positions in Northern Europe, EMEA and the U.S. Carey developed the EMEA Subscription Advantage business between 2004 and 2006, delivering double digit growth and 80 percent on-time renewal rate managed exclusively via the Citrix channel. He also launched the Global Citrix Enterprise License program for commercial customers and the Citrix Service Provider partner program, which continues to experience rich growth since its official launch in 2009. Carey holds a bachelor’s degree from Bristol University.