Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 25 | Page 59

CHANNEL CHIEF ANTHONY PERRIDGE , VP of International at ThreatQuotient, talks to ITC about how enterprises can stay ahead of the latest cyberthreats and how his company recognises the importance of its channel partners and the relationships they build with customers. I ntelligent Tech Channels speaks to Anthony Perridge, VP of International at ThreatQuotient, about his role at the company which is a leading security operations platform innovator. ThreatQ’s security operations solutions will help enterprises stay ahead of threats and the company has also established a strategic partnership and value added distributor agreement with StarLink. Do you work differently with channel partners in the Middle East compared to Africa? What does your position entail? We are primarily a software company. Our partners often help us with the co-ordination and delivery of our solution to our end- users. Our partners often have experience and familiarity with the end-user and the solutions we will integrate with. We really see our partners as part of our success to deliver a meaningful solution to our end-users. As VP of International for ThreatQuotient, I lead all aspects of international sales and business development. I leverage significant experience for sales growth and new business development – accelerated through the implementation of strategic partner programmes. I am strategically focused on customer success, building long term customer and partner relationships and loyalty. Can you explain how your company works with channel partners? We are a channel company and sell through our channel partners and distributors around the world. We recognise the value of our channel and the relationships they have with their customers. What is your management philosophy? We have a management philosophy built around the notion that our success is measured by our customers' success. If we can delight our customers and respect our employees and partners, everything else will fall into place. INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS INTELLIGENT INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS CHANNELS TECH Issue 25 Anthony Perridge, VP of International at ThreatQuotient We have channel partners that cover both the Middle East and Africa and we try to work with all partners in the same way regardless of geographic location. How do your partners deliver ThreatQuotient solutions to end-users? ThreatQ’s security operations solutions will help enterprises stay ahead of threats and the company has also established a strategic partnership and value added distributor agreement with StarLink. 59