Collins to accelerate partner-led growth across Asia Pacific and Japan as organisations secure identity in the AI era
Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, today announced the appointment of Antony Collins as Regional Vice President (RVP) of Channels and Alliances for Asia Pacific and Japan. Collins will lead Ping Identity’s partner and alliance strategy across the region, driving ecosystem-led growth while expanding strategic partnerships.
Collins brings more than 25 years of experience across Asia Pacific and Japan, with deep expertise in building and scaling high-performing partner ecosystems and driving partner-led revenue growth.
“We’re excited to welcome Antony to Ping Identity at such a pivotal time,” said Ash Diffey, Vice President, ANZ at Ping Identity. “As we expand our strategic partnerships across the region, our focus on runtime identity and Identity for AI creates a significant opportunity for our customers and partners to solve new challenges and grow together.”
In his new role, Collins will lead the scaling of Ping Identity’s partner ecosystem across APJ, enabling partners to deliver secure identity solutions across workforce, third-party access, and customer identity, as well as for non-human identities, with Identity for AI from Ping Identity helping to secure AI agents in real time.
“I’m excited to join Ping Identity and lead Channels and Alliances across APJ,” said Antony Collins. “With the shift to runtime identity, Ping is uniquely positioned to secure AI agents through real-time authentication and access control. I look forward to working closely with our partners and customers to address evolving identity challenges and drive growth.”
Collins joins Ping Identity from WalkMe (acquired by SAP in 2024), where since 2021 he served as Vice President of Partnerships and Channels, APJ, building the partner function from the ground up, driving consistent year-over-year growth in partner-impacted revenue, and expanding certified ecosystem capacity across the region. Prior to WalkMe, he spent over seven years at ServiceNow, where he founded and scaled the APJ global SI partnership business.
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