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Qashu named Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Growth, leading ARG's marketing and business development functions while expanding strategic and referral partnerships and accelerating national growth.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --  announced today that technology channel executive and entrepreneur Bana Qashu has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Growth. In the newly expanded role, Qashu will lead ARG's marketing and business development organizations while helping develop strategic and referral partnerships, go-to-market initiatives and new growth opportunities that support ARG's continued national expansion.

Qashu brings more than a decade of experience across the technology channel, spanning sales leadership, strategic and referral partnerships, partner development, marketing and go-to-market strategy. Prior to joining ARG, she founded BanaTech Consulting and held senior leadership roles at Amplix and AVANT, where she built extensive relationships across the technology advisor, supplier and TSD ecosystem.

"Bana is exactly the type of leader we want to add as we build ARG for its next stage of growth," said Mike Shonholz, CEO of ARG. "She understands our industry, has built meaningful relationships throughout the channel, and brings an entrepreneurial mindset to connecting strategy with execution. More importantly, she understands that marketing, partnerships and business development ultimately need to translate into growth. Bringing those functions together under Bana gives us another experienced leader focused on expanding the ARG platform."

As Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Growth, Qashu will be responsible for ARG's overall marketing strategy and will lead the company's marketing and business development teams. Her mandate will also include expanding strategic and referral partnerships, strengthening supplier and channel relationships, developing new routes to market, and creating programs that translate ARG's growing ecosystem into measurable pipeline and revenue opportunities.

The appointment comes as ARG continues investing in the leadership, infrastructure and capabilities required to scale nationally. Following its strategic investment from Bear Creek Partners, ARG has been building its executive leadership team to support both organic and inorganic growth while expanding the capabilities available to its advisors, partners and clients.

"I've spent my career building relationships and finding ways to connect people, capabilities and opportunities across this industry," said Qashu. "ARG has built an incredible foundation, but what excites me most is what comes next. There is a tremendous opportunity to bring marketing, business development, strategic and referral partners and the broader ARG ecosystem together around a common growth strategy. I'm excited to work alongside Mike and my colleagues on ARG's executive leadership team to help turn that opportunity into measurable results."

As part of Qashu's transition to ARG, ARG also acquired certain assets of BanaTech Consulting. Qashu founded BanaTech in 2025 as a buyer-aligned technology advisory and channel strategy firm. The addition of these resources will complement ARG's existing capabilities and support Qashu's broader strategic growth mandate.

"ARG has always grown by investing in great people and giving them a platform to have greater impact," Shonholz added. "We are excited about what Bana will do here."

Qashu's appointment represents another step in ARG's strategy to build a differentiated national technology advisory platform - combining experienced leadership, deep client and partner relationships, expanded capabilities and the infrastructure required to create long-term value across the ARG ecosystem.

About ARG

ARG is a leading technology advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations make thoughtful, informed technology decisions. By combining deep industry expertise, rigorous analysis, and a client-first mindset, ARG delivers objective guidance that drives measurable business outcomes. The firm serves enterprise and public sector clients across a wide range of industries, helping them navigate complexity and invest in technology with confidence.

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