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Neels Du Plooy

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Business Development Manager at MicroChannel Services
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Neels Du Plooy is a veteran technology executive with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of A/NZ Channel for Freshworks. Described as confident and proactive, he has a long history of leading channel programs for major global companies like Splunk, VMware, and Citrix across Australia and New Zealand.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Johannesburg.

Unique fact: Neels has led the Australia & New Zealand channel and partner organizations for a succession of major tech firms, including VMware, Citrix, Splunk, and now Freshworks.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Business Development Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
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A/NZ Channel Strategy
He is a seasoned channel chief, consistently appointed to lead and grow the partner and alliances business for major tech vendors in the Australia and New Zealand region.
Partner Ecosystem Growth
His roles consistently focus on leading partner organizations, driving sales growth, and managing the entire go-to-market strategy through channel interactions.
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Career

Work history

2-2013
Business Development Manager
MicroChannel Services
11-2011 - 11-2012
Account Executive - Corporate
NetSuite
9-2010 - 10-2011
Strategic Sales Manager
Sage
4-2009 - 8-2010
Commercial Manager – Timberline
Sage
10-2008 - 3-2009
Partner Manager
Sage
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Education
1988 - 1991
B.Sc.
University of Johannesburg
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