{"id":950860,"date":"2026-04-13T12:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lumen-appoints-jim-ortbals-senior-vice-president-of-global-partner-solutions\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:08:08","slug":"lumen-appoints-jim-ortbals-senior-vice-president-of-global-partner-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lumen-appoints-jim-ortbals-senior-vice-president-of-global-partner-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>New senior leader to strengthen channel partner execution, simplify partner motions, and scale outcomes for enterprise customers<\/i><\/p>\n<p>DENVER&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nLumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced that Jim Ortbals will join the company as Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions (GPS). Ortbals will lead Lumen\u2019s channel partner strategy and execution, with responsibility for strengthening how the company engages, enables, and scales outcomes through this critical part of its commercial approach.<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260413468127\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260413468127\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 480px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260413468127\/en\/2771101\/4\/Jim-Ortbals-Lumen_Senior-Vice-President-Global-Partner_Solutions.jpg\" alt=\"Lumen Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions Jim Ortbals\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">Lumen Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions Jim Ortbals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\u201cAs we transform Lumen into the trusted network for AI, we need a partner ecosystem built for speed, rigor and scale,\u201d said Lumen Chief Revenue Officer Jeff Sharritts. \u201cJim brings proven experience building and scaling global channel organizations, connecting commercial strategy to results. His leadership will help simplify our partner motions, sharpen execution, and accelerate growth by delivering better outcomes for enterprise customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI\u2019m excited to join Lumen at a time when enterprises are demanding tangible business outcomes and partners play an increasingly critical role in delivering them,\u201d said Ortbals. \u201cLumen\u2019s momentum and investments in our digital platform create a strong foundation for partner-led growth. My focus is to simplify and strengthen our channel partner motions so we consistently engage, enable, and support partners with operating rigor and clear accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nOrtbals brings more than 25 years of experience growing global channel and partner organizations across complex technology and services environments. He has held leadership roles at Cisco, VMware, Zscaler and others, with a track record of connecting channel partner strategy to operational rigor in support of customer outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\nLumen is undergoing a multi-year transformation, simplifying how it operates and modernizing its network and digital capabilities to meet rising demand for secure, scalable connectivity in the AI era. Partners are central to extending those capabilities to enterprise customers.<\/p>\n<p>\nTo learn more about Lumen\u2019s Channel Partner Program, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lumen.com%2Fen-us%2Fpartner%2Fchannel-partner-program.html&amp;esheet=54493859&amp;newsitemid=20260413468127&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Channel+Partner+Program+%7C+Lumen.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=31f771f7bcafbd0216169def740ce60e\">Channel Partner Program | Lumen.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Lumen Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nLumen is unleashing the world&#8217;s digital potential. We ignite business growth by connecting people, data, and applications \u2013 quickly, securely, and effortlessly. As the trusted network for AI, Lumen uses the scale of our network to help companies realize AI&#8217;s full potential. 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Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated by us in these statements due to several factors, including those referenced in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260413468127r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260413468127\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260413468127\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Anita J. Gomes<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Anita.Gomes@lumen.com\">Anita.Gomes@lumen.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>+1 858-229-8538<\/p>\n<p><b>Investor Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Jim Breen, CFA<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:Investor.Relations@lumen.com\">Investor.Relations@lumen.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>+1 603-404-7003<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Colorado United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Data Management Technology Other Technology Software Networks Artificial Intelligence Internet<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260413468127\/en\/2771101\/3\/Jim-Ortbals-Lumen_Senior-Vice-President-Global-Partner_Solutions.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Lumen Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions Jim Ortbals<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260413468127\/en\/2498541\/3\/Lumen_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions New senior leader to strengthen channel partner execution, simplify partner motions, and scale outcomes for enterprise customers DENVER&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced that Jim Ortbals will join the company as Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions (GPS). 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View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260413468127\/en\/ Lumen Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions Jim Ortbals \u201cAs we transform Lumen into the trusted network for AI, we need a partner ecosystem built for speed, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lumen-appoints-jim-ortbals-senior-vice-president-of-global-partner-solutions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-950860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lumen-appoints-jim-ortbals-senior-vice-president-of-global-partner-solutions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lumen Appoints Jim Ortbals Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions New senior leader to strengthen channel partner execution, simplify partner motions, and scale outcomes for enterprise customers DENVER&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced that Jim Ortbals will join the company as Senior Vice President of Global Partner Solutions (GPS). 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