Key highlights
- Mantel received 2026 APJ Snowflake Services Growth Partner of the Year, transitioning from 2025 ANZ Partner of the Year to a top-tier Snowflake partner across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
- Australian-born tech consulting setting the global standard: Mantel is driving the benchmark for the wider APJ market by building production-ready data foundations that move clients from AI experimentation to impactful business outcomes.
- Mantel and Snowflake are proving what’s possible when the AI Data Cloud is paired with a partner capable of executing from strategy through to AI-powered applications.
Mantel has announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 26, that it has been named the 2026 APJ Snowflake Services Growth Partner of the Year award recipient by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company.
Mantel was recognised for its achievements as part of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, helping joint customers accelerate their transition to data-led decision-making and production-ready AI across various industries. This award celebrates Mantel’s success in scaling its engineering to spearhead Snowflake migrations at scale across complex environments and high-impact AI initiatives, proving that Australian-born innovation can set the standard for the wider AsiaPac Japan (APJ) market.
Scaling excellence
This award underscores Mantel’s commitment to helping organisations transition from legacy environments to scalable, data-driven powerhouses. Mantel’s Snowflake practice has seen unprecedented growth, driven by:
- Regional expansion: Successfully delivering complex data transformations for clients across new markets.
- Specialised innovation: Leveraging Snowflake’s latest AI features,including Snowflake Cortex AI, to move beyond standard migrations into true agentic data intelligence.
- Industry leadership: Continued excellence in highly regulated sectors where data security and governance are paramount.
Delivering AI-ready foundations
Recent engagements by Mantel include building greenfield Snowflake platforms for leading lenders to support credit risk and replacing manual, on‑premise reporting warehouses for health insurers with trusted, AI‑ready foundations. To accelerate this impact, Mantel has invested in dedicated Snowflake migration and ‘fast‑track’ squads. Mantel was also an early launch partner for Snowflake CoWork which provides a unified experience where users can interact with data, reason over it, and take action across enterprise systems.
“This achievement belongs to every Mantelorian who has worked to align Snowflake’s innovation with our clients’ strategic goals,” said James Hayes, Partner at Mantel. “Scaling from ANZ to the wider APJ region has been a massive cross-functional effort. We are proud to be the partner of choice for businesses looking to build secure, AI-ready data foundations and transform into truly data-driven enterprises.”
“We are incredibly pleased to recognise Mantel as the 2026 APJ Snowflake Services Growth Partner of the Year,” said Amy Kodl, SVP, Worldwide Alliances & Channels at Snowflake.
“This recognition reflects the exceptional Snowflake work Mantel has delivered, building on years of strong collaboration and customer impact.”
Amy KodlSVP, Worldwide Alliances & Channels | Snowflake
“As one of the launch partners for Snowflake CoWork, Mantel is already showing customers what’s possible when you combine the AI Data Cloud with a partner that can execute end-to-end, from strategy and architecture through to AI-powered applications. We look forward to expanding our work together to help even more organisations unlock value with Snowflake.”
