Horizontal Digital team awarded 25 Sitecore MVPs

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 3, 2026 – Horizontal Digital today announced that 25 team members have been recognized as Sitecore® Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), an honor awarded to outstanding contributors within the global Sitecore community. Sitecore, a global leader in digital experience software, named just 213 MVPs worldwide this year. 

The Sitecore MVP program recognizes professionals who go beyond project delivery to actively share knowledge, Sitecore best practices, and help organizations maximize the value of SitecoreAI solutions. They shape how Sitecore is used to design, build, and deliver meaningful digital experiences that drive real business outcomes.  

MVPs represent an elite group within the Sitecore ecosystem, which includes more than 16,000 certified developers and 30,000 active community participants worldwide. Honorees are selected based on the quality, quantity, and impact of their contributions, as evaluated by a panel of Sitecore developers and executives. 

For more than 20 years as one of Sitecore’s original partners, Horizontal Digital has helped organizations continuously evolve their digital experience ecosystems. The consultancy’s strong 2026 MVP representation reflects a deliberate, long-term investment in a culture that encourages experts to deepen their platform mastery — values that directly translate into stronger client results and more durable digital solutions.  

“This recognition reflects the depth of expertise we’ve built across the entire Sitecore ecosystem and the people behind it,” said Sabin Ephrem, Co-Founder and CEO of Horizontal and a nine-time Sitecore MVP.  

“Horizontal is proud to have the largest concentration of Sitecore MVPs as proof of how seriously we invest in mastery, collaboration, and delivering real outcomes for our clients over the past twenty years. It’s a testament to a culture where excellence is expected.” 

“Sitecore has one of the strongest ecosystems in the market, and it's a strategic advantage customers experience,” said Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek, Chief Marketing Officer at Sitecore. “The MVP program is where that advantage becomes visible. It brings together leaders from across our customer and partner community who extend what’s possible with Sitecore, advance agent-based capabilities within the platform, and help the broader market move faster. As SitecoreAI accelerates that progress, our community turns new capabilities into business outcomes at scale.”

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