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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Anthony Perridge,
VP of International at ThreatQuotient
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement?
When Cisco acquired Sourcefire for over
US$1 billion it was big news for our industry.
As part of the senior Sourcefire leadership
team we were responsible for the successful
integration into Cisco. We achieved this with
extremely high staff retention and a high
growth in sales indicating that customers
had also bought in to this integration. Being
acquired can cause anxiety and doubt but
we communicated and executed it very well.
Though I am no longer with Cisco, I have
many friends there and partner with them
on business opportunities.
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
As a student, I always envied those that
had a clear vision for their career. It seemed
easier to be able to say ‘I want to be a
doctor, a lawyer, a postman’. . . whatever.
As I was not clear, my father advised me to
study hard and get my degree in a broad
course like business studies. I therefore came
out of university with knowledge in finance,
economics, marketing, computing and many
other subjects. Just by chance I then got a
job in a small London based IT company and
never left the industry.
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What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
more important than the technology was
the team of people that I’d be working
with. The best team can be successful with
any technology, but a poor team will fail
An investor recently asked
me, ‘Anthony, if you had a
substantial sum of money
to invest in a hot security
technology, what would
that be?’ After a pause for
thought, I responded that
“
THE BEST
TEAM CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL
WITH ANY
TECHNOLOGY,
BUT A POOR TEAM
WILL FAIL EVEN
WITH THE BEST
TECHNOLOGY.
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