BeyondTrust appoints Ortbals as senior VP for partner growth

Jim Ortbals has been named Senior Vice President of Global Partner Ecosystems at BeyondTrust, a global cybersecurity firm.

Jim Ortbals brings over 25 years of channel leadership experience from previous roles at technological companies like Cisco, VMware, Zscaler, and Deep Instinct. His history of developing high-performing ecosystems is recognised as delivering effective results within the tech industry.

Brent Thurrell, Chief Revenue Officer at BeyondTrust, remarked on the strategic hire: "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. 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."

As part of his new role, Ortbals will oversee BeyondTrust's global channel strategy, with a focus on increasing market share through a growing global partner ecosystem. This effort highlights BeyondTrust's commitment to enhancing channel momentum through improved partner engagement and enablement. By capitalising on intellectual property and providing both strategic and financial support, the company aims to deliver a robust channel framework to ensure partner success.

Ortbals commented on his appointment, sharing insights into his channel philosophy: "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. I'm excited to join the BeyondTrust team and look forward to working closely with our partners to drive meaningful growth and shared success."