SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Hortonworks, Inc. ® (NASDAQ: HDP), a leading
innovator of open and connected data platforms, announced today
that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has
named Chris Sullivan, senior vice
president of global channels and alliances at Hortonworks, to its
prestigious list of 2017 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this
annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at
driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel
partners.
Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN's editorial staff on
the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the
industry, dedication to the channel partner community and
strategies for driving future growth and innovation. Each of the
2017 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated loyalty and ongoing support
for the IT channel by consistently promoting, defending and
executing outstanding channel partner programs.
Chris was named a 2017 Channel Chief for his leadership role in
launching Hortonworks Partnerworks, a comprehensive global program
to support and enable partners selling, implementing and innovating
with Hortonworks solutions. The Partnerworks program preserves the
foundational principles of open source and community contribution,
and has given new structure and partnering opportunities to over
2,100 partners. In the past year, Chris drove new ways for partners
to go-to-market with Hortonworks through digital marketing,
customer facing activities and enhanced education, all of which
have helped accelerate customers' shift to a connected data
architecture.
"The executives on our 2017 Channel Chiefs list have
distinguished themselves by building strong partner programs,
developing and executing effective business strategy and helping to
advance the channel as a whole," said Bob
Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. "They represent an
extraordinary group of individuals who lead by example and serve as
both invaluable advocates and innovators of the IT channel. We
applaud their achievements and look forward to their successes in
the coming year."
"Since its founding, Hortonworks' strategy has always been to
grow and enable the ecosystem which is why I am so pleased with the
growth and success of our Partnerworks program to date," said
Chris Sullivan. "I am honored to be
named a Channel Chief and look forward to continued global partner
success."
The 2017 CRN Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February 2017 issue of CRN and online at
www.crn.com/channelchiefs.
About Hortonworks
Hortonworks is an industry leading innovator that creates,
distributes and supports enterprise-ready open data platforms and
modern data applications that deliver actionable intelligence from
all data: data-in-motion and data-at-rest. Hortonworks is focused
on driving innovation in open source communities such as Apache
Hadoop, Apache NiFi and Apache Spark. Along with its 2,100+
partners, Hortonworks provides the expertise, training and services
that allow customers to unlock transformational value for their
organizations across any line of business.
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About The Channel Company
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with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and
education and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the
channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers,
solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of
unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to
envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in
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Hortonworks
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The Channel Company
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