Rhiannon & LAB³ recognised for leadership and delivery 

At the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit ‘22 held in Miami, Florida, LAB³ shone in the Solutions Partner MVP “IaaS” category and Rhiannon Tunstall won the Women in Cloud Female Leader of the Year Award, APAC region.

Fearless in her approach, it is no surprise Rhiannon Tunstall stood out for Ingram Micro Cloud. As the LAB³ Head of Client Engagement, she has a tenacious drive to achieve more for clients, and Rhiannon has significantly contributed to the growth of the LAB³ business along the way. 

“The Female Leader of the Year award recognizes an individual female trailblazer who has demonstrated innovation, leadership, and positive influence within her business,” says Pandrea Mullens, Vice President, Human Resources, Ingram Micro Cloud

Indeed, Rhiannon was instrumental behind building the technology partnership between Ingram Micro Cloud and LAB³, which was established in 2021. Her goal was to create greater value for clients through growing the LAB³ CSP Business Model. And Rhiannon immediately set about accessing the advantages for new key strategic clients (including a global ISV, a neo bank, and strategic defense and FSI clients).  

When it comes to client engagement, Rhiannon is not only motivated to achieve sales targets but aims to help each client solve a problem or achieve a goal, and drive greater value from technology. 

“It might sound a bit corny, but I do feel like I make a difference for clients,” says Rhiannon. “I find it rewarding to deliver tangible results which transform their businesses.” She also relishes being in a leadership role, keeping the team united and motivating the people around her to thrive in their careers. 

“In winning the award, this is more than about me, but a reflection of the amazing people who I work alongside – including within the Ingram Micro Cloud sphere, and of course our clients and their technology teams,” says Rhiannon

“I have felt very respected in my role and have been trusted to push boundaries, with people supporting me wholeheartedly to reach great outcomes together.”

LAB³ is committed to ensuring women achieve in their tech careers. With Microsoft as anchor cloud partner, last year Rhiannon took up the opportunity participate in Thriving Women, the Microsoft leadership program specifically designed for women already in management roles. 

Without doubt, with her business acumen, Rhiannon has significantly influenced the hyper-growth at LAB³.

“Rhiannon has brought energy and clarity to strategic direction, and in her approach to partnerships, she leads by nurturing relationships,” says David Boyes, LAB³ CEO

Rhiannon had a major role to play behind LAB³ being recognised in the Solutions Partner MVP “IaaS” category at the Cloud Summit.  

The various MVP awards honour the success of top performers who have measurably exhibited an elite ability in delivering powerful, digitally transformative, solutions through the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace. Winners stood out for having leveraged the Marketplace to create solutions with significant impact and achieving outstanding success in 2021.  

“We are proud to recognize the hard work of our partners as they drive the next wave of digital transformation from the ground floor. This distinguished group of channel partners are typified by excellence in tech talent, array of expertise, thought leadership, and a commitment to continuously deliver best-in-class programs,” says Victor Baez, Senior Vice President, Global Cloud Channel Sales at Ingram Micro Cloud.

Looking to the future, by continuing to work with Ingram Micro Cloud, LAB³ will be able to maintain a strong expertise of their marketplace and provide innovative services and unparalleled value to clients.