Former Microsoft, VMware executive, and pioneer of cloud computing, will focus 
on strengthening Acronis' position as a leading vendor of cyber protection 
products and services to service providers. 


Acronis(https://www.acronis.com/en-us/), a global leader in cyber security and 
data protection, today announced that Paul Maritz has been appointed as the 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective September 21, 2021. Maritz will 
be responsible for the governance and leadership of Acronis as it strengthens 
its position in the service provider market preparing for significant growth in 
the future.

Earlier this year, Acronis raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation, and announced 
former GoDaddy's partners business president, Patrick Pulvermüller, as the new 
chief executive officer. The strengthened management team will use the momentum 
to provide Acronis' partners with the tools that they need to deal with a 
rapidly changing digital world.

The challenge of providing MSPs with effective tools to manage the environments 
of their customers is becoming increasingly complex, particularly in a world 
where security is becoming an overwhelming issue. Security can no-longer be 
handled by having an SMB end customer put together a plethora of individual 
tools. Modern threats have exposed the need for an integrated approach and 
automated cyber protection that solves the safety, accessibility, privacy, 
authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world.

Acronis Cyber 
Protect(https://www.acronis.com/en-us/products/cloud/cyber-protect/) provides 
all the management tools of the future that service providers need to do an 
effective job for their customers to help them grow their business. As well as 
developing its own technology, Acronis will continue to make acquisitions to 
become one of the world's major players of providing the most innovative 
backup, security, and management tools on the market. Over 12,000 service 
providers trust Acronis Cyber Protect to manage over 2,000,000 workloads around 
the world, positioning Acronis for even more company growth in the future.  

"Paul brings a wealth of experience developing products to meet market demands 
and take companies to the next level. His becoming Chairman represents another 
step forward for Acronis in solidifying its position as a global leader in 
cyber protection. Paul's experience with innovations at scale will help us to 
continue delivering easy, efficient, and secure cyber protection to service 
providers and their customers of any size," said Patrick Pulvermüller, Acronis 
CEO.

"With its strength in backup and security, Acronis is well positioned to build 
a platform for a comprehensive list of management tools, helping service 
providers deliver modern cyber protection to their customers today and in the 
future. Acronis Cyber Protect is a great example of what can be done. Acronis 
will continue extensive research and development in this direction, helping 
partners optimize their operations and stay ahead of the competition," said 
Paul Maritz, Acronis Chairman of the Board.

Maritz first joined the Acronis Board of Directors in May 2021, bringing 40 
years of experience in computer science and software to the cyber protection 
company.

In his previous executive roles, Paul served on the Executive Staff of 
Microsoft, was the CEO of VMware, and was CEO and Founder of Pivotal Software. 
Paul currently is an active investor and serves on the Boards of several 
start-up technology companies.

Paul graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the 
Universities of Natal and Cape Town. He is active in the non-profit world, 
served for 10 years on the Board of the Grameen Foundation, which supports 
financial inclusion and technology in the developing world, and supports 
conservation efforts in Africa.

Paul Maritz replaces René Bonvanie, whose leadership helped Acronis develop an 
effective strategy to expand global presence and deliver easy, efficient, and 
secure cyber protection to customers of any size. 

About Acronis 

Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity to deliver integrated, 
automated cyber protection that solves the safety, accessibility, privacy, 
authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world. With 
flexible deployment models that fit the demands of service providers and IT 
professionals, Acronis provides superior cyber protection for data, 
applications, and systems with innovative next-generation antivirus, backup, 
disaster recovery, and endpoint protection management solutions powered by AI. 
With advanced anti-malware powered by cutting-edge machine intelligence and 
blockchain based data authentication technologies, Acronis protects any 
environment – from cloud to hybrid to on premises – at a low and predictable 
cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis 
now has more than 1,700 employees in 34 locations in 19 countries. Its 
solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 
companies, and top-tier professional sports teams. Acronis products are 
available through over 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 
countries and 25 languages.

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