Distribution agreement extended from North America to cover Europe; initially the UK, Ireland, and DACH

Supporting European expansion Climb appoints 20-year veteran Amy Nairne-Clark as Cyber Security Vendor Manager

Devon, UK, January 20th, 2026 – Climb Channel Solutions UK, an international specialty technology distributor and wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMB), today announced the expansion of its longstanding distribution partnership with Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation. The agreement, which has seen significant and sustained success in North America, is now being extended to Europe with an initial focus on the UK, Ireland, and DACH regions.

Delinea provides smart, reliable identity security solutions that empower enterprises to control, monitor, and protect privileged access for all human, machine, and agentic AI identities across complex hybrid and multicloud environments. The Delinea Platform extends beyond traditional privileged access management (PAM) to deliver total visibility, intelligent authorisation, and simplified security that scales effortlessly as businesses grow. Powered by Delinea Iris AI, the platform anticipates identity risks and automates access decisions, helping organisations stay ahead of cyber adversaries in an era defined by AI-driven threats.

To support the European expansion, Climb has appointed Amy Nairne-Clark as Cyber Security Vendor Manager. With 20 years of IT distribution and cybersecurity experience, Amy will lead the regional go-to-market strategy and develop new opportunities for partners across the launch regions.

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, identity-centric attacks continue to rise. In Climb’s AI Readiness Survey, conducted among 600 enterprises across the UK, Ireland, and DACH, 56.2% of respondents said AI makes their organisation more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Threats such as prompt leakage, generative phishing, and adversarial misuse underscore the growing need for advanced identity security and modernised privileged access controls.

Delinea was recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management, marking its seventh consecutive appearance. This reflects the company’s longstanding innovation, trusted customer base, and its leadership across workload identity, secrets management, CIEM, UNIX/Linux privilege elevation (PEDM), and privileged credential management. Backed by 99.995% guaranteed uptime, Delinea is the only PAM vendor offering this level of assurance.

Climb will also host partner launch events in London, Dublin, and Munich in Q1 2026, helping partners understand Delinea’s platform and offering practical guidance on strengthening trust, resilience, and real-time identity security as AI adoption continues to accelerate.

“After years of proven success with Delinea in North America, expanding our partnership into Europe is the natural next step, and a strategically important one,” said Gerard Brophy, CRO, Climb. “Identity-driven threats are accelerating as organisations embrace AI. Our partners need modern, AI-augmented security technologies that give their customers confidence and resilience. Delinea’s platform does exactly that. We are committed to expanding our cybersecurity portfolio in Europe, and Delinea is a cornerstone of that investment.”

Brophy added: “We see growing demand for identity security technologies that are intuitive, scalable, and built for real-time threat defence. Privileged access remains one of the most targeted attack vectors, and Delinea delivers the simplicity, intelligence, and reliability enterprises are looking for.”

“Our expanded partnership with Climb is designed to drive growth across key regions and help customers address escalating identity security challenges in the age of AI,” said Chris Kelly, President, Delinea. “Compromised credentials remain the biggest risk to organisations today. By partnering with Climb in Europe, we can help more customers reduce the blast radius of identity-based threats while staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated adversaries. With its extensive partner network, hands-on approach, and proven track record in scaling security technologies, Climb is an ideal distributor for Delinea as we continue our international expansion.”

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Climb Channel Solutions is a global specialty technology distributor focusing on Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Connectivity, Storage & HCI, Virtualisation & Cloud, and Software Application & Lifecycle. What sets Climb apart is our commitment to transform distribution by providing emerging and established IT technologies, flexible financing, real-time quoting, best-of-breed channel operations, speed to market, and exceptional service to our partners worldwide. Climb Channel Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ: CLMB). Experience the Climb difference and learn how our people-first approach empowers VARs and MSPs to grow, scale, and accelerate their business.

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About Delinea

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralised authoriation, empowering organisations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, the Delinea Platform delivers robust security and operational efficiency without complexity. Learn more about Delinea on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.