About Acronis

Ravi Jacob is a Corporate Vice President at Intel Corporation and has served as its Treasurer since 2005, managing Intel's cash and investments, capital markets activity, currency and other financial risks, credit and collections, retirement assets, and risk and insurance. Previously, Ravi was Vice President, Finance and Assistant Treasurer, M&A. For seven years he led a worldwide team of approximately 50 treasury professionals responsible for structuring and executing Intel Capital's acquisitions, divestitures and strategic investment transactions. From 1994 to 1998, he worked as Assistant Treasurer, Europe. In prior roles, he managed the company's retirement investments portfolio and overseas cash management activities. Ravi joined Intel in 1984. He holds an MBA from Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

Rene Bonvanie joined the Acronis Board of Directors in February 2014, bringing over 25 years of product marketing, business development, and general management experience from roles at INGRES, Oracle, VERITAS, Business Objects, SAP, Salesforce.com, Serena Software, and Palo Alto Networks.

Rene currently holds the CMO position at Palo Alto Networks, and also sits on the Board of Directors of Mirantis, Mintigo, and Servoy.

Rene speaks four languages and has an Economics degree from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Eugene R. Sullivan is a retired Federal Judge with more than 16 years of appellate experience who serves as an advisor to Acronis' Board of Directors regarding ethical and judicial matters.

Nominated by President Reagan, Judge Sullivan was installed as a Federal Judge in 1986, became the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (AF) in 1990, and earned Senior Status in 2002.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, Judge Sullivan served in the Army where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and other decorations for his service in Vietnam. He has been inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

After the Army, Judge Sullivan graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for Chief Judge M.C. Matthes of the U.S. Court of Appeals, worked for the Patton Boggs law firm, and was part of the White House's legal defense team during the Watergate investigation.

He served in the U.S. Department of Justice for eight years before joining the Pentagon, where he became the Air Force General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of the U.S. Air Force.

Judge Sullivan is a partner in the D.C. law firm of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP. Read more...

Ezequiel Steiner is a Chief Strategy Officer and an Advisor to the Board. Until 2016 he was a General Manager for the Access Business Unit as well as Head of Business Development at Acronis. Before joining Acronis in June 2013, Steiner served as CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board at Acumatica, Inc. From 2004 to 2009, he served as Senior Vice President of Business and Corporate Development of SWsoft, today known as Parallels. Steiner led Parallels' business development efforts and was responsible for its strategic alliances, technology partnerships, and acquisitions.

Previously, Ezequiel spent several years in sales management and business development positions at IBM, where he was awarded the IBM Role Model Award and was instrumental in the successful displacement of IBM competitors from major accounts. His career also includes having served as a Consultant of General Electric and assignments with Xerox and Direct SA. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Gaidar Magdanurov leads global marketing and communications across all segments and channels. This includes brand, corporate, product and field marketing, demand generation activities, analyst and media relations.

Gaidar joined Acronis in 2013 as a Business Manager to CEO, becoming Vice President and General Manager for consumer and online business in 2016, and consumer and small business in 2017.

Previously an investment director at venture capital fund Runa Capital, Gaidar was responsible for seed-stage investments, advising and educating entrepreneurs, supporting the business development of portfolio companies and maintaining relationships with startup incubators and accelerators.

Prior to Runa Capital, Gaidar served in a variety of roles at Microsoft, ranging from a technology evangelist to a managing director of the Microsoft Seed Fund. Gaidar holds a Master's Degree in Chemistry.

Mr. Havens brings over 25 years of experience in building software companies having spent the last 12+ years specifically in the cloud space.

Prior to Acronis Dan helped build and sell numerous software companies including recently running the cloud business for Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he carried a billion-dollar quota. (HPE Cloud/Software sold to MicroFocus International 2016.)

Mr. Havens began his career as a Product Manager and Public Speaker for the Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group and holds a BS in Engineering with Minors in Math, Physics, and Speech.

In his role as Chief Knowledge Officer, JT is responsible for advising the CEO and the board on advanced technology. By ensuring Acronis is current on new technology topics and opportunities, he plays a key role in establishing the vision and initial requirements for new products, strategies, and customer experience.

A visionary and result-oriented IT executive, JT brings a strong technology and science background to Acronis. He's developed applications for Unix and Windows, designed and built enterprise-level networks, and led numerous software product teams. He has been responsible for troubleshooting and fixing performance and scalability problems in high-load environments. JT also has more than 20 patents filed.

In addition to his technical experience, JT has a proven track record for developing businesses, having created strategic visions for startups and pre-IPO companies. He's co-founded several high-tech companies, including Parallels and Acronis, and his technical expertise has been critical when evaluating ideas, products, and companies targeted for acquisition.

With more than 17 years of Accounting and Finance experience, Shachar Rabbe leads all areas of finance at Acronis. This includes: accounting, corporate controlling, FP&A, order processing, collection and tax.

Before joining Acronis, Shachar lead Finance and Operations for Orbotech's activity in the Americas and Europe and, prior to that, for one of Orbotech's largest divisions. In both positions, Shachar continuously improved operations, impacted business growth and maximized profits through expert finance management, strategic planning, cost reductions, and productivity enhancements that lead to double digit revenue and profit growth.

Shachar holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an MBA from Ben-Gurion University.