Infinidat’s James “JT” Lewis Recognized As A 2026 CRN EMEA Channel Leader

Infinidat, a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced that CRN UK-a brand of The Channel Company-has selected James "JT" Lewis, Infinidat's Director of Channel Sales for EMEA and APJ, and Regional Sales Director for DACH and France, for inclusion on the prestigious 2026 CRN® Channel Leaders EMEA list. This is the third consecutive year that JT Lewis has been recognized by CRN as a regional Channel Leader.

The CRN Channel Leaders list recognizes IT vendor and distribution executives who lead channel strategies for their organizations and drive innovations across channel initiatives in EMEA. The annual list honors channel leaders who are dedicated to building and evolving strategies that drive success for their channel partners and customers. As a highly respected Infinidat channel sales leader, Lewis strategically sets the channel agenda across the region.

"We have a strong commitment to help partners grow their business by providing the support, tools, and enterprise storage solutions that will make them successful in the enterprise market," said JT Lewis. "The Infinidat EMEA Channel Sales Team and I are laser-focused on enabling partners to harness the competitive advantages available to them with Infinidat. As we continue to increase our channel engagement, this CRN recognition is powerful affirmation of our progress."

Lewis is responsible for all of Infinidat's sales activities through the channel in EMEA, leading the way for further strategic growth. In his role as Channel Director, he has been instrumental in successfully growing Infinidat's business and increasing channel engagement, building a strong ecosystem of dedicated channel partners. Lewis reinforced the latest enhancements to the company's Partner Program in the EMEA region over the past year to augment the experience that channel partners have with Infinidat.

Lewis, who joined Infinidat in 2022 to head up channel sales for the company in EMEA and APJ, has extensive channel expertise and experience. Prior to Infinidat, he worked for Data Interchange as head of channel sales and was the strategy and growth officer for Altdata Technology Solutions, focusing on the cybersecurity market. He spent 15 years at EMC and RSA, based in London and Frankfurt, where he built up comprehensive experience in the recruitment, enablement, and leadership of channel partners and distributors.

"As my team and I reviewed this year's Channel Leaders EMEA entries, one thing came through loud and clear: a deep, long-standing respect for the channel community. We want to thank these Channel Leaders for being so open about both their strategies, and what drives them as people. Across EMEA's diverse markets and many years of change, we're proud to recognise their ongoing commitment and the role they continue to play in strengthening the channel," said Nima Sherpa Green, EMEA Editorial Director, CRN, The Channel Company.

To read JT Lewis' profile page on the CRN site, click here.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world's top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.

About Infinidat Infinidat provides enterprises and service providers with a platform-native primary and secondary storage architecture that delivers comprehensive data services based on InfiniVerse®. This unique platform delivers outstanding IT operating benefits, support for modern workloads across on-premises and hybrid multi-cloud environments. Infinidat's cyber resilient-by-design infrastructure, consumption-based performance, 100% availability, and cyber security guaranteed SLAs align with enterprise IT and business priorities. Infinidat's award-winning platform-native data services and acclaimed white glove service are continuously recommended by customers. For more information, visit https://www.infinidat.com.

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