Zerto, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company, announced that Eric Barnhart, senior director, cloud and
channel sales has been named
to the CRN 2022 Channel Chiefs list. CRN's annual Channel
Chiefs project identifies top IT channel vendor executives who continually
demonstrate expertise, influence, and innovation in channel leadership.
Eric
Barnhart is a knowledgeable channel leader with nearly 20 years of experience
in the cloud and channel technology industry. During his career, he has led the
enterprise sales efforts for some of the industry's largest channel
distributors including Arrow and Avnet. Barnhart joined Zerto in 2019 and is
responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the channel reseller and
service provider business.
Barnhart is receiving this recognition on the heels of a
strong year in 2021 that included significant enhancements to the Zerto
Alliance Partner (ZAP) Program, which further increased partner profitability
for Zerto-based solutions. The improvements align the program benefits with
evolving needs to help partners achieve the more highly valued services and
software consultancy status that customers are demanding. These enhancements
highlighted the value of partnership across the ecosystem, including that of
HPE, who acquired Zerto in September 2021.
"To
be included as part of CRN's 2022 Channel Chiefs, alongside such accomplished
and influential leaders, is truly an honor," Barnhart said. "Zerto continues to
build a solid channel program and is thrilled to receive this recognition as we
strive to modernize disaster recovery, backup, and data protection so
organizations can quickly recover from ransomware and other forms of potential
data loss."
"CRN's 2022 Channel
Chiefs recognition is given exclusively to the foremost channel executives who
consistently design, promote, and execute effective partner programs and
strategies," said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. "We're thrilled to
recognize the tireless work and unwavering commitment these honorees put into
fostering outstanding business innovation and building strong partner programs
to drive channel engagement and success."