Leading Partnering Services Firm PartnerPath Promotes David O'Brien to VP, Client Services

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Aug 12, 2013, 08:40 ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PartnerPath, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, today announced the promotion of David O'Brien to Vice President of Client Services. David has been instrumental in working with top clients to uncover their challenges in engaging and empowering a partner ecosystem. He has been heralded by many PartnerPath customers for his ability to listen for issues, understand the nuances of elevating the impact of partners and translate those pain points into action plans. In his new position as Vice President of Client Services, David will continue to foster relationships within our top clients on the East Coast and contribute to our continual focus on excellent client service across the organization.

CEO Diane Krakora said, "David has been a breath of fresh air into our executive team. He takes the initiative and is outgoing and yet relaxed at the same time. David excels at building solid, honest relationships with both our internal teams and client stakeholders. He is very collaborative and innovative in his approach to client management. In fact, many clients have commented that they appreciated his persistence without being pushy – always ensuring they have the information they need to move forward with their strategic initiatives."

David O'Brien has more than 13 years of experience in partnering and alliances, including an MBA from Saint Joseph's University – Ervian K. Haub School of Business and extensive experience in the high tech industry. As Partner Development Manager at RSA Security he managed the proactive development and retention of strategic alliances and partner sponsorships then he grew technology partnerships, system integrators and alliances at Courion Corporation. Since his hire at PartnerPath in 2012, he has managed all clients east of the Rockies and has doubled our growth in this territory. He was instrumental in our successes with clients such as AT&T, Citrix, Dell and SAP and will continue to grow our client relationships and manage our client services team as we expand our business.

About PartnerPath
PartnerPath, LLC is a partnering development firm based in Silicon Valley, California, wholly dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering. They achieve this by effectively designing, implementing and automating channel and alliance models. They offer services ranging from channel models and program development plans to partnering operations and program execution. They also offer a flexible and robust enterprise class partner relationship management solution. For more information please visit http://www.partner-path.com.

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