Kocho has revealed the appointment of Steven Jones as Chief Technology Officer, reinforcing the company’s identity-led growth strategy as it enters its next phase of development.
According to the company, Jones joins the executive leadership team at a pivotal moment, as identity continues to play an increasingly foundational role in how organisations approach security, resilience and confidence in their digital environments.
In his new role as CTO, Jones will be responsible for shaping Kocho’s technology strategy, providing architectural oversight and driving the continued evolution of its services and propositions.
Kocho highlighted that he will play a vital role in ensuring the company’s capabilities remain closely aligned to the Microsoft identity and security roadmap, as well as the real-world challenges faced by customers.
Kocho stated that Jones brings more than a decade of experience working in identity and security.
He joins Kocho having spent the past 10 years at Amido, latterly part of Ensono, where he progressed from consultant to Vice President of Digital Consulting – a role he held for two years prior to joining Kocho.
In that capacity, he led practices spanning identity, application development and data and AI, serving a blue-chip and enterprise client base across insurance, retail, manufacturing and financial services.
Earlier in his career, Jones worked in product and software development roles, primarily within supply chain and retail.
His experience has also seen him act as technical lead on large-scale workforce and customer identity platform implementations, with experience spanning joiner, mover and leaver processes, identity governance and administration and secure authentication platforms.
He has delivered identity programmes across a range of sectors, including media, retail, government and critical national infrastructure, the company added.
Hannah Birch, CEO at Kocho said: “Steven brings a rare combination of deep identity expertise and practical delivery leadership.
“As Identity continues to shape how organisations think about security and resilience, his experience will be central to how we evolve our services and support our clients.”
Steven Jones commented on his appointment: “Identity has never been more central to how organisations protect themselves and enable their people.
“I’m joining Kocho at a moment when that conversation is really accelerating, and I’m looking forward to working with the team to help our customers build lasting identity maturity – not just implementing solutions, but ensuring those foundations are robust, scalable and genuinely fit for the threats they face.
“Kocho’s heritage in this space and its relationship with Microsoft make it the perfect platform to do just that,” Jones concluded.
