Atlanta, GA – December 9, 2024 – BeyondTrust, the global cybersecurity leader protecting Paths to Privilege™, today announced the appointment of Jim Ortbals as Senior Vice President of Global Partner Ecosystems at BeyondTrust. With over 25 years of channel leadership across tech giants such as Cisco, VMware, Zscaler and Deep Instinct, Jim brings a track record of building high-performing ecosystems that deliver real results.

“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, Jim will spearhead the global channel strategy, emphasising market share growth through the company’s growing global partner ecosystem. BeyondTrust remains committed to advancing its channel momentum by enhancing partner engagement and enablement, utilising intellectual property, and providing strategic and financial support to partners. These elements are integral to a world-class channel framework and underscore BeyondTrust’s dedication to partner success.

“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,” said Jim Ortbals, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Ecosystems at BeyondTrust. “I’m excited to join the BeyondTrust team and look forward to working closely with our partners to drive meaningful growth and shared success.”

About BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust is the global cybersecurity leader protecting Paths to Privilege™. Our identity-centric approach goes beyond securing privileges and access, empowering organisations with the most effective solution to manage the entire identity attack surface and neutralise threats, whether from external attacks or insiders.

BeyondTrust is leading the charge in transforming identity security to prevent breaches and limit the blast radius of attacks, while creating a superior customer experience and operational efficiencies. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners. Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com.