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SPHERE Appoints Ken Koocher as VP of Ecosystems & Partnerships

Strategic hire reinforces SPHERE’s focus on partner-led growth and global go-to-market expansion

March 25, 2025
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Newark, NJ — SPHERE, the leading provider of identity hygiene solutions, today announced the promotion of Ken Koocher to Vice President of Ecosystems and Partnerships. With more than 30 years of experience in the technology sector, Koocher brings deep expertise in building high-impact alliances that drive measurable business outcomes.

“Ken’s strategic mindset and deep partner expertise make him the ideal fit to lead our growing ecosystem efforts,” said Bill Hogan, Chief Revenue Officer at SPHERE. “His leadership will be critical as we expand our channel-driven go-to-market strategy and accelerate global growth through strong partner collaboration.”

Koocher, who joined SPHERE in 2022, will lead the company’s Ecosystem Go-to-Market strategy, working closely with partners to deliver value through SPHERE’s innovative identity security solutions. His focus will be on scaling partner programs, enabling new routes to market, and driving revenue growth through collaborative execution.

“I’m excited to take on this new role and help shape the future of SPHERE’s partner ecosystem,” said Ken Koocher. “Our partners play a critical role in our growth, and I look forward to strengthening those relationships to create mutual success.”

Koocher’s career spans leadership roles in infrastructure, software, SaaS, and services across the U.S. and Europe. He has held both direct and indirect sales leadership positions at global technology companies including IBM, EMC, Veritas, Symantec, Nutanix, and several high-growth startups.

About SPHERE:
SPHERE is the global leader in Identity Hygiene. We are dedicated to reshaping modern identity programs by embedding this foundational fabric, enabling organizations to quickly reduce risks. We work through an identity lens that protects an organization’s accounts, data, and infrastructure. Our solutions deliver immediate time-to-value by leveraging automation to discover, remediate and secure identities, now and forever.

Driven by our core values of passion, empathy, and authenticity, our vision drives us to continually innovate, helping our clients to sleep better knowing their attack surface is drastically reduced, thwarting the plans of bad actors every single day.

We’re ready to help you address your Identity Hygiene and security challenges. For more information, please visit https://sphereco.com/

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