Katie Sloan is Marketing Director at Microsoft Solutions Partner and Tier 1 CSP, Core Technology Systems, with a successful career in purposeful, results-driven marketing and partner management. Winner of CRN's 2023 Solution Provider Role Model of the Year, CRN Best Reseller Marketing Campaign in 2022 & 2023, and winner of CDSMA Marketing Team of the Year for two consecutive years, Katie’s strengths include recognising and growing marketing talent, building strong teams, and improving sales, marketing and partner alignment for accelerated success. In 2023, Katie wrote the applications that resulted in Core being awarded CRN's Best Company to Work For (sub £100m), and Cloud Services Provider of the Year. At Core, Katie is driving brand awareness, market positioning, and lead generation that has contributed to more than 50% organic growth since she joined the business in 2021, as well as supporting strategic acquisitions.