[Manila, Philippines] — July 8, 2021 — Crayon, a global leader in IT services and innovation, today announced it has won the Philippines 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

“We are honored to be recognized as Microsoft Partner of the Year in the Philippines,” said Crayon CEO Melissa Mulholland. “It’s a testament to the strong partnership that we’ve had with Microsoft to grow and develop this business and we look forward to continued growth as we help more customers to use the power of drive the greater good.”

This is the second time since Crayon Philippines was founded three years ago that it has received the prestigious Partner of the Year award.

“Being recognized twice as a Partner of the Year motivates us to keep on doing what we best do for our customers and partners in optimizing the cost of IT modernization and simplifying their digital transformation - in collaboration with Microsoft Philippine team,” said Deon del Mundo, Managing Director of Crayon Philippines. “We have grown at an unprecedented rate over the year because of our people who worked tirelessly even during the difficult time of the pandemic. It’s because of our strong commitment to creating a positive impact to the businesses and ecosystems that we serve.”

Crayon was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the Philippines, which impacts the ongoing growth of the company in the region.

“We are excited about future possibilities, approaching business innovatively together and building upon the synergies that already exist,” said Rhonda Robati, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific. “This award empowers and allows us to delight our joint customers and partners even more through Microsoft’s technology and Crayon’s IP, solutions and services.”

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 4,400 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide.

“I am honored to announce the winners and finalists of the 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Rodney Clark, corporate vice president, Global Partner Solutions, Channel Sales and Channel Chief, Microsoft. “These remarkable partners have displayed a deep commitment to building world-class solutions for customers—from cloud-to-edge—and represent some of the best and brightest our ecosystem has to offer.”