Proofpoint has revealed the winners of its 2026 Global Partner Awards during the Protect 2026 event in San Diego. The awards recognise excellence in innovation and customer impact, highlighting the channel’s vital role in helping organisations adopt AI securely and protect sensitive data across complex landscapes.
The annual awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Proofpoint’s strategic partners for customer impact, growth and innovation. This year’s winners also reflect the growing role of the channel as organizations look to trusted partners to protect their people and data while adopting AI securely.
“Our partners play a critical role in helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape,” said Stan de Boisset, SVP of Global Channels and Alliances at Proofpoint. “This year’s award winners exemplify the innovation, expertise and customer commitment that drive meaningful business outcomes. As organizations increasingly turn to trusted partners to protect their people and data while adopting AI securely, the channel has never been more important. With AI agents becoming embedded in business processes and gaining access to sensitive data, applications and workflows, our partners are helping customers address new security and governance challenges while realizing the full benefits of AI. We congratulate this year’s winners and thank them for their continued partnership and commitment to our shared customers.”
The following partners were recognized for their outstanding dedication and impact:
Partners of the Year:
AMER: SHI
LATAM: Scitum
EMEA: Telefónica
APJ: CyberPWN
Fastest Growing Partners:
AMER: World Wide Technology
EMEA: Computacenter
APJ: The Missing Link
New Partners of the Year:
AMER: Clarity IT
EMEA: Deutsche Telekom AG.
APJ: Logicalis Singapore Pte Ltd
GSI Partners of the Year:
EMEA: Accenture
APJ: NTT
Distributors of the Year:
AMER: Ingram Micro
APJ: TechMatrix
Customer Innovation Award
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Earlier this year, Proofpoint launched the Proofpoint Partner Network, an enhanced global program designed to help partners accelerate growth, strengthen profitability and expand services opportunities as customer security needs evolve across people, data and AI.
