Ping Identity names new APJ channels and alliances leader

Ping Identity has appointed Antony Collins as RVP of channels and alliances for Asia Pacific and Japan.

Collins will lead the scaling of Ping Identity’s partner ecosystem across APJ, aiming to enable partners to deliver secure identity solutions across workforce, third-party access, and customer identity, as well as for non-human identities.

He joins Ping Identity from WalkMe (which was acquired by SAP in 2024), where since 2021 he served as VP of partnerships and channels, APJ, building the partner function, driving 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.

“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," said Ash Diffey, VP of ANZ at Ping Identity. 

“With the shift to runtime identity, Ping is uniquely positioned to secure AI agents through real-time authentication and access control," said Collins.

"I look forward to working closely with our partners and customers to address evolving identity challenges and drive growth."

Last year, Ping Identity named Daniel Gardner as sales director for ANZ.