Greg Payne is Senior Vice President of Corporate and Executive Communications for PTC. Prior to his 10 years in corporate communications, Greg covered the Boston Celtics for ESPN.
CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kimberly King to its prestigious 2026 Top 100 Executives list. This 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.
This recognition reflects Kim’s leadership in transforming and modernizing the partner ecosystem at PTC. Since joining as Chief Partner Officer in early 2025, Kim has led a strategic shift toward a simpler, partner-first engagement model focused on customer outcomes, long-term growth, and ecosystem-wide value creation. By strengthening alignment, deepening relationships with Global Systems Integrators, technology partners, and resellers, and championing a culture of collaboration and accountability, she has helped position partners as strategic growth multipliers across the business. Her leadership has laid the foundation for a more scalable, profitable, and innovative partner ecosystem, designed to accelerate customer success and support PTC’s long-term growth.
“Each executive recognized here showcases outstanding leadership and deep channel expertise, driving meaningful impact across the partner ecosystem,” said Jennifer Follett, Vice President, U.S. Content, Executive Editor at CRN, The Channel Company. “These industry leaders use their unique strengths and unwavering dedication to business growth to spark new opportunities in IT and elevate partner success.”
The complete list of 2026 Top 100 Executives can be found at crn.com/top100.