{"id":345,"date":"2022-11-03T14:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climbcs.com\/ie\/2022\/11\/03\/crn-a-list-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:46:05","slug":"crn-a-list-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climbcs.com\/ie\/news\/crn-a-list-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"CRN A-List 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re excited to share that our very own Jane Silk, VP of Sales, EMEA, is part of the CRN A-List 2023 for another year!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CRN A-List introduces the who&#8217;s who of the UK IT channel. 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