Ignition Technology
Richard Cope is an experienced professional in account management and business development, currently serving as SailPoint Vendor Manager at Ignition Technology since August 2022. Prior to this role, Richard worked as Business Development Manager for Managed Accounts at Arrow ECS United Kingdom, and as Partner Account Manager at dynabook Europe, where Richard was instrumental in developing relationships with top-tier channel partners. Richard's earlier roles include Team Leader and Etail Account Manager at Tech Data, where Richard focused on delivering exceptional service and driving growth in retail partnerships. Richard also served as Fresh Team Leader at Tesco PLC and began a career as an Automotive Technician at Deming Car Services. Richard holds a Level 3 Btec in Automotive Maintenance from Basingstoke College of Technology.
Ignition Technology
Ignition was established to help new and emerging technology vendors fast track their go-to-market strategy in a two-tier distribution model. Ignition focuses on choosing technology solutions that are complementary, or a refresh opportunity, for our channel partners. Having looked at a multitude of solutions in the last few years in the networking and security market we are a filter for new technology. Unlike other traditional distributors/VADs in the market we validate our technology choices by the people that make the buying decisions - end users. Ignition has a large community of enterprise end users that review and test new technology before we take it to channel. This is the only way to perform our due-diligence. Ignition is a channel only organisation.