BeyondTrust named Jim Ortbals senior vice president of global partner ecosystems. With over 25 years at Cisco, VMware, Zscaler and Deep Instinct, Ortbals has a proven record of building successful, results-driven ecosystems.
“Jim’s proven ability to empower partners and drive business growth makes him an ideal leader to take BeyondTrust’s partner ecosystem to the next level,” said Brent Thurrell, chief revenue officer at BeyondTrust. “His visionary approach to building collaborative alliances and supporting programs aligns perfectly with our mission to protect Paths to Privilege for our customers and partners worldwide.”
At BeyondTrust, Ortbals will spearhead the global channel strategy, emphasizing market share growth through the company’s growing global partner ecosystem.
“My channel philosophy is to help partners develop innovative and disruptive solutions building upon world-class technology with their own unique set of capabilities to deliver transformative outcomes to our joint customers,” Ortbals said. “I’m excited to join the BeyondTrust team and look forward to working closely with our partners to drive meaningful growth and shared success.”