Rodney Clark is leaving his post as SVP of global partners sales at Cisco, less than two years after taking the job.

Cisco named Tim Coogan as Clark’s replacement. Coogan was previously SVP of Cisco’s U.S. commercial business. The changes became public on Monday. Cisco did not make a formal announcement of the moves but confirmed them in statements released to media outlets. The networking giant told Channel Futures that Clark’s departure was his decision and that he is working with Coogan to ensure a “smooth transition.” Clark played a leading role in revamping the Cisco 360 partner program set to go live next February.

"With over 25 years of technology sales experience, a proven track record of driving partner success and trust at Cisco, and a deep understanding of how to scale business together, Tim is the ideal leader to guide our partners forward in this next phase of growth and collaboration," Cisco said in a statement to Channel Futures. "Rodney and Tim are committed to ensuring a smooth transition and remain confident in our partner strategy. We wish Rodney continued success in his future endeavors.”

Coogan joined Cisco in 2000 and moved into his SVP of U.S. commercial business role in January of 2023. He previously held sales executive jobs at Xerox and Compaq.

Clark became Cisco’s channel leader in November of 2023. He previously spent nearly 24 years at Microsoft and eight years at IBM. At Cisco, he oversaw the integration of Cisco’s channel with Splunk’s channel following the $28 billion acquisition that signified a shift for Cisco towards software and services rather than a primary hardware focus before taking on the Cisco 360 transformation.

Cisco called 360 its most significant channel program update in 30 years. The revamp called for an $80 million investment into skill development, certification and training for partners. Cisco 360 was introduced at Cisco’s annual Partner Summit in October of 2024 with plans for a 15-month gradual rollout.

At Cisco Live in June, Clark gave an update on partner reaction to Cisco 360.

“It’s been resonating,” he said. “We’ve got over 40 percent of our partners saying this is a very positive shift and change, and another 30% saying we’ll wait and see for this next phase. The key thing is it’s resonating, and especially resonating in the context of this rapid pace of innovation that we’re seeing and the recognition that the Cisco 360 partner program pivots more toward customer outcomes and partner capabilities. So there’s a really good match right now. It’s been great sentiment at this point.”