Aryaka names Lumen alum Jon Selway as vice president of channel sales for EMEA

LONDON – Aryaka, the leader in fully managed SD-WAN and unified SASE solutions, today announced the addition of Jon Selway as Vice President of Channel Sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA). In his new role, the 15-year channel veteran will lead the Aryaka Accelerate Global Partner Program across the EMEA, reporting to Dennis Monner, Chief Commercial Officer at Aryaka.

Selway comes to Aryaka after 10 years at Lumen Technologies and its precursors CenturyLink and Level 3 Communications. Most recently, Selway was Lumen’s Wholesale Sales Director in the UK and Ireland, responsible for creating and implementing a consistent partner sales strategy for the organisation. Previously, he was a Wholesale Sales Manager for Lumen Wholesale, working with partners, including carriers, system integrators, datacentres, resellers and agents in the region.

Selway has a bachelor’s degree in geography and international relations from the University of Plymouth in England and a master’s degree in development and security studies from the University of Bristol in England.

“Jon Selway brings a long track record of success working with strategic partners across the U.K. and Ireland to his role with Aryaka,” said Dennis Monner. “He is a proven channel sales leader and an ideal choice to advance the new Aryaka Accelerate Global Partner Program in EMEA.”

Launched in January 2022, the Aryaka Accelerate Global Partner Program unifies the company’s partner-led go-to-market strategy under a single comprehensive program for channel partners of all types worldwide. The new program empowers partners to tap into an expanded revenue opportunity made possible by Aryaka’s new all-in-one SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, which have been packaged and priced to be easy to sell and easy to consume by businesses of all sizes.

“I’m excited to join the Aryaka global channel team and am eager to introduce the future of networking to the partners in EMEA,” said Selway. “Aryaka is truly changing the way businesses approach and achieve secure networking with its fully managed SD-WAN and unified SASE solutions. Aryaka enables partners to offer their business customers network flexibility, simplicity, security and reliability that’s second to none.”