PartnerPath, Leading Partnering Services Firm, Promotes Chris Smith to Vice President of Technology Position

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PartnerPath, a leading partnering services firm dedicated to helping companies elevate the impact of partnering, today announced the promotion of Chris Smith to Vice President of Technology. As the director managing the development and implementation of PartnerPath's hosted partner relationship management suite, Mr. Smith has contributed greatly to growing the company's impact in the partner automation space, which includes portal, deal registration, MDF management, partner directory, quoting and training path solutions. Leading high-technology companies such as Apple, Dell and Informatica are leveraging these systems to optimize their channel and alliance relationships. As Vice President of Technology, he will continue helming the technology team in providing a best-in-class solution for vendors seeking to automate partner operations.

CEO Diane Krakora said, "I am so honored to continue to recognize and reward Chris for his systems vision and team leadership skills. As a cornerstone of our management team for the past 6 years he has encouraged and sometimes demanded our continued commitment to offering a hosted software solution. His unwavering vision for enterprise-class solutions that are robust, easy-to-use, flexible and affordable continues to inspire and motivate a dedicated team of engineers and developers. The tenure of his team is a testament to his leadership abilities. His passion and enthusiasm often encourage me through the trials and tribulations of a small business."

Chris Smith has more than 10 years of experience in technology development, including a post-graduate computer science education and work in the financial and retail industries. He moved on to become an independent web developer and began as a key player for the first version of the PartnerPath automation solution in 2005. Since 2007, as the director managing the development and implementation of the partner automation technology suite, he's led the technology team in the continued development of the suite in addition to growing a satisfied client base of vendors looking to achieve partner automation goals.

Mr. Smith will continue to direct the roadmap for the automation solution, with scalability, security and mobility guiding his vision. Mr. Smith is currently driving the next version of the PartnerPath automation solution – shifting the platform to Ruby on Rails. Leveraging best practices from the company's accumulation of partnering knowledge and leadership in the industry, he and his team continue to develop the best solutions for channel executives and staff.  

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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Amanda Hawkins
PartnerPath, LLC 
650.810.1203 
Email:  marketing(at)partner-path(dot)com

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