Horizontal Digital team awarded 31 Sitecore MVPs

Honored for commitment to sharing expertise with the global Sitecore community 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 30, 2025 – Horizontal Digital today announced that 31 team members have been named a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by Sitecore®, a global leader in digital experience software. This group of Sitecore experts were among only 241 MVPs worldwide selected this year. 

The program recognizes professionals who actively share their knowledge and expertise with online and offline Sitecore communities to help them use Sitecore solutions and AI to create and deliver innovative digital experience solutions that drive business results. 
 
MVPs represent an elite group in the Sitecore community of 16,000 certified developers and over 30,000 active community participants. MVPs are recognized for the quality, quantity, and impact of the contributions they made over the past year.  A panel of Sitecore developers and executives honor the MVPs for the quality, quantity and impact of the contributions they made in 2024. 

“As one of a select few globally specialized partners across the entire Sitecore suite, we’re extremely proud of the hard work and dedication our teams put in every day to maintain the status as an elite among elites,” said Sabin Ephrem, 8-time Sitecore MVP and Co-Founder/CEO of Horizontal. “Our dedication to technology, strategy, and customer experience has been a part of our DNA since we were founded in 2003, and this recognition of 31 MVPs across our global offices in all three categories is further affirmation of that.” 

Horizontal Digital's list of 2025 MVP's include: 

• Sheetal Jain (13th year) - Ambassador 
• Kiran Patil (13th year) - Technology 
• Chris Staley (9th year) - Ambassador 
• Sabin Ephrem (8th year) - Ambassador 
• George Smith (7th year) - Ambassador 
• Mitch Talbot (7th year) - Ambassador 
• Varun Shringarpure (6th year) - Technology 
• Anne Norman (5th year) - Ambassador 
• Dharmesh Harji (4th year) - Ambassador 
• Arvind Gehlot (4th year) - Technology 
• Khushboo Sorthiya (4th year) - Technology 
• Sreekrishnan KS (4th year) - Technology 
• Daivagna Nanavati (3rd year) - Technology 
• Girish Jain (2nd year) - Strategy 
• Gautam Bulchandani (2nd year) - Technology 
• Nelson Joel Raj Jesudos (2nd year) - Technology 
• Nilesh Thakkar (2nd year) - Technology 
• Varalakshmi MD (2nd year) - Technology 
• Emily Lord (2nd year) - Strategy 
• Joseph Raad (1st year) - Ambassador 
• Akash Savalagi (1st year) - Technology  
• Akshay Barve (1st year) - Technology 
• Chirag Khanna (1st year) - Technology 
• Debtanu Biswas (1st year) - Technology 
• Devanshi Kakade (1st year) - Technology 
• Jatin Prajapati (1st year) - Technology 
• Krushna Patel (1st year) - Technology 
• Meenakshi Gour (1st year) - Technology 
• Muktesh Mehta (1st year) - Technology 
• Praveen Sharma (1st year) - Technology 
• Priyanka Gulia (1st year) - Technology 

 
“For nearly two decades, Sitecore has been honored to recognize the work of the experts who have distinguished themselves through continuous innovation and commitment to helping others build exceptional digital experiences,” said Roger Connolly, Chief Product Officer at Sitecore. “The MVPs are integral to the global Sitecore community and are looked to for their proven ability to build world-class solutions and dedication to sharing their knowledge. 

For more information, visit https://mvp.sitecore.com.

About Horizontal Digital 

Horizontal Digital is an experience-forward consultancy that builds exceptional website, mobile, ecommerce and portal experiences that meet customers with the right message at the right moment. We deliver on this promise by fusing every digital touchpoint with customer data from sales, service, eCommerce and marketing programs we design and implement. These connected experiences create and continue conversations for customers across all departments and channels — empowering organizations to build stronger relationships with them in the process. Our unwavering focus on delivering meaningful digital experiences at every touchpoint has allowed us to successfully solve complex challenges for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.