Kimberly King, SVP, Strategic Partners & Alliances at Hitachi Vantara and Sara Lent, Senior Director, Partner & Alliance Marketing at Hitachi Vantara were named to the 2023 CRN Women of the Channel list, which honors female executives, along with their accomplishments, within the channel. King was named to the Power 100 list for the ninth time.
Kimberly King, Hitachi Vantara
“As a partner advocate, I am focused on ensuring that we do all we can to drive partner profitability and revenue through/with our partners,” says King.
King’s primary focus is on building a strategic partner ecosystems that offers the unique capabilities, solutions and services that in conjunction with Hitachi industry expertise and innovative solutions, will enable customers to realize the power of their data and Hitachi Vantara partners to profitably grow. King has been recognized a CRN Channel Chief 12 times.
Sara Lent, Hitachi Vantara
Lent, who made her debut on the prestigious CRN list this year, drives innovative marketing programs across partner types and business models to create a unified marketing strategy for Hitachi Vantara’s growth for partners. With global responsibility for partner and alliance marketing, Lent has led the marketing strategy for doubling down on partner business with record year over year growth in indirect revenue.
To generate new conversations and drive success in 2023, Lent advises channel partners to engage with the Hitachi Vantara digital selling platform and take advantage of the partner go-to-market plays and other resources for hot market opportunities like hybrid cloud, data protection and cyber resiliency.
Read the Women of the Channel profile of Kimberly King.