There are a many reasons I feel compelled to share my strong endorsement for iChannel and Bart van der Horst

• Executive Presence and Business Acumen – Bart has significant industry experience. Bart has demonstrated that he can effectively guide partners to expand their practices successfully and recruit partners who are not yet on the Dynamics 365 platform. Bart has the business experience to back up his conversations and has much to share from his real life experiences in channel executive and consulting roles. Bart has a challenger mentality which is grounded in fact.  I have seen him present a number of times to audiences large and small.  Bart is highly effective when he represents.   He is also passionate about Digital Transformation and that comes through in his delivery. 

• Industry Connections and Established Brand – Bart is already an established leader and known amongst the Partner channel.  iChannel has many relationships from his prior roles and successfully built new ones with all of our top Field Service and Project Service partners.  The feedback that I have received from both the partner channel, subsidiary leadership, and channel leadership is highly positive. Bart is also very well connected to the corporate MicrosoftLeadership.

Self-Motivated and Driven for Results – Bart was keen to keep measurable results top of mind and align to sales impact.  In a business with a lot of change, Bart could navigate well and make the right investments to see a payoff.  He is comfortable with dealing with ambiguity and is self-directed.   The partners Bart invested in like had significant returns for us. 

Lastly, Bart is very collaborative and enjoyable to work with.  He is thoughtful about what is best for the business at large and carries his team mates with him as he lands success.

- Christine Zmuda, Chief of Staff, Microsoft