Philadelphia, PA – Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named David Zember, Senior Vice President, WW Channels and Alliances at Qlik, to its 2025 Top 100 Executives list. This prestigious annual ranking highlights passionate and outstanding leaders in the technology industry who are committed to driving IT channel growth through ongoing innovation and strategic, channel-focused initiatives.
Under David’s leadership, Qlik has doubled down on an ecosystem-led approach to the market. The breadth of the Qlik portfolio gives partners access to a wide range of industry best analytics, AI and data integration solutions, while the partner program’s core tenets of simplicity, profitability and predictability make Qlik a great place to build and grow a partner’s business.
In the last year, Qlik’s Partner Program has gone live with a new partner CRM, learning portal and a focused GTM that includes distribution partners in North America, Europe and MEA. Qlik’s unique approach to partners is encapsulated in Qlik’s Partner360 program, that now includes a full-cycle, cross-functional view of how partners work with Qlik and Qlik’s customers.
The CRN 2025 Top 100 Executives list honors the achievements of executives across four categories: The 25 Most Influential Executives, Top 25 Channel Sales Leaders, Top 25 Innovators and Top 25 Channel Disrupters. These visionary leaders leverage their distinct strengths to propel the channel forward and shape the industry's direction.
"Every executive on this list demonstrates exceptional leadership and channel expertise, driving success throughout the partner ecosystem," said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. "These industry trailblazers leverage their unique talents and steadfast commitment to business growth to unlock new opportunities in IT and empower partner success."
“This team and partner program are built around ‘true believers’ in partners and in our strategy at Qlik. All the hard work we’ve done is now paying great dividends. We’ve seen a 40-point jump in Partner NPS and our productivity, revenue growth and other KPI’s are trending up and to the right,” said David Zember, SVP for Qlik’s WW Partners, Alliances and ISV’s. “More than ever, our partners are the tip of the spear in solving the most complex problems and unlocking great value for customers.”
The 2025 Top 100 Executives list will be featured in the upcoming August issue of CRN Magazine, with online coverage beginning July 28 at www.CRN.com/Top100.
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