Richard McLeod In yet another top-level executive departure for Cisco last month, the networking giant lost channel collaborative sales leader Richard McLeod after 13 years with the company. McLeod was responsible for building out the company's channel program around unified communications and collaboration, driving the business from $350 million in 2002 to nearly $5 billion in 2015. "After an amazing 13-year run, and a record fourth quarter for Cisco Collaboration, it's now time to leave on a high [note] and move on to the next great adventure," said McLeod in an email to CRN at the time. "I would love to find another market transition and channel-building opportunity like the one at Cisco, which has been so good for me." Cisco would not comment on whether it had a replacement for McLeod.