Saviynt appoints Steve Blacklock to lead global partner strategy
Saviynt has named Steve Blacklock as Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Channel Chief as part of its strategy to increase focus on partner relationships and expand its global ecosystem.
Blacklock joins the company following his most recent position as Vice President of North American Partner Sales at Palo Alto Networks, where he managed go-to-market efforts with global systems integrators, managed security service providers, cloud vendors, and value-added resellers. His career spans more than three decades in the technology sector, with leadership roles focused on strategic alliances and business development.
At Saviynt, Blacklock will take responsibility for all operations of the global partner organisation, with his role including the development and management of new and existing alliance partnerships, as well as driving go-to-market initiatives in collaboration with both the partner network and internal sales teams. The appointment comes as the company pursues a 'partner first' approach to growth.
Leadership perspectives
According to Todd Rotger, Chief Revenue Officer at Saviynt, Blacklock's background aligns with the company's goals as it enters a new stage of development. Rotger stated,
Steve's expertise in building and scaling world-class partner organizations is exactly what we need as we enter our next phase of growth and double down on our promise to empower partners and accelerate meaningful outcomes for our customers. His leadership will be instrumental in expanding our global reach, delivering long-term, measurable value over the life cycle of our partner relationships, and fueling our partner first strategy.
This strategy underscores the company's commitment to enhancing value and collaboration with its international partner base.
Career history
Before joining Palo Alto Networks, Blacklock held executive leadership roles that included Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Icertis, where he managed alliances with technology giants Microsoft and SAP. At Citrix, as Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances, he played a role in transitioning the company towards cloud services and subscription-based models. Additionally, his tenure at Cisco involved overseeing the global partnership with HP, valued in the billions, and contributing to the launch of the VCE joint venture alongside EMC and VMware.
Blacklock holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He currently resides in Pleasanton, California.
Strategic direction
Commenting on his new role, Blacklock emphasised the importance of collaboration and expansion of the partner ecosystem. He said,
I'm excited to join Saviynt after meeting with the executive team and hearing their commitment to being "partners first." It is a pivotal moment for the company, and I'm looking forward to helping grow the team and broaden the partner ecosystem to include multiple types of advisory, solutions, and technology partners. The Saviynt Identity Cloud platform is the opportunity for our partners to deliver on Digital Identity as a key strategic security imperative for our joint customers, which represents a tremendous opportunity for our partners and Saviynt. Our cloud-native approach uniquely positions us to lead through innovation and collaboration, and the commitment from our senior leadership sets the partner organization up for success.
The company expects Blacklock's experience in alliance management to support the development of new partnerships and strategic initiatives intended to drive growth in both existing and emerging markets.
Saviynt focuses on identity security and governance solutions, supplying services that assist enterprises and government bodies in securing digital assets and adhering to regulatory requirements.
