ATLANTA, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeyondTrust , the worldwide leader in Privileged Access Management, today announced that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named Joseph Schramm, vice president of strategic alliances, to its prestigious list of 2019 Channel Chiefs for the third consecutive year. The top IT channel leaders included on this list continually strive to drive growth and revenue in their organization through their channel partners.

Each of the 2019 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment to their channel partner programs. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff as a result of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.

In 2018 Schramm oversaw 300% growth through BeyondTrust’s top Global Systems Integrators Partners, while also successfully recruiting 75 new partners throughout all major regions worldwide. BeyondTrust was also named the McAfee SIA Innovation Partner of the Year in 2018.

“The individuals on CRN’s 2019 Channel Chiefs list deserve special recognition for their contribution and support in the development of robust partner programs, innovative business strategies, and significant influence to the overall health of the IT channel,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “We applaud each Channel Chief’s remarkable record of accomplishments and look forward to following their continued success.”

“We’re proud of the continued success our channel team has achieved under Joseph’s leadership and are excited to be recognized by CRN for these accomplishments,” said Matt Dircks, CEO at BeyondTrust. “We continue to make significant investments in our channel program, have adopted a ‘partner first’ approach with our services partners, and continue to add partners that find success offering a complete and integrated privileged access management solution to their customers.”

The 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs list, including the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, is featured online at www.crn.com/channelchiefs and will appear in the February 2019 issue of CRN.

To learn more about the BeyondTrust Partner Program see https://www.beyondtrust.com/partners .

About BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust is the worldwide leader in Privileged Access Management, offering the most seamless approach to preventing data breaches related to stolen credentials, misused privileges, and compromised remote access. Our extensible platform empowers organizations to easily scale privilege security as threats evolve across endpoint, server, cloud, DevOps, and network device environments. BeyondTrust unifies the industry’s broadest set of privileged access capabilities with centralized management, reporting, and analytics, enabling leaders to take decisive and informed actions to defeat attackers. Our holistic platform stands out for its flexible design that simplifies integrations, enhances user productivity, and maximizes IT and security investments. BeyondTrust gives organizations the visibility and control they need to reduce risk, achieve compliance objectives, and boost operational performance. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including half of the Fortune 100, and a global partner network. Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com .

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Mike Bradshaw Connect Marketing for BeyondTrust P: (801) 373-7888 E: mikeb@connectmarketing.com