SINGAPORE, December 16, 2008 - Acronis® Inc. (https://www.acronis.com.sg), a provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recovery software, today announced several key regional executive appointments as a part of its expansion strategy to propel the company to the next stage of growth in Asia.
The appointments include Yeong Chee Wai, Marketing Director for Asia, Ron Wee, Business Development Manager for Asia North, Tam Chek San, Business Development Manager for Asia South, and Shaik Hussein, Senior Sales Manager for Malaysia.
"During this time of economic uncertainty, it has become more critical than ever for businesses to strengthen their fundamental IT infrastructure and disaster recovery planning to prevent and minimize possible outages and downtime," said Edward Lim, General Manager of Acronis Asia. "The Asian market is extremely important for us, therefore, we are investing heavily here and bringing more experienced people on board to provide better support to our local partners and customers. We are confident that our newly-appointed management, together with an already very strong team, will accelerate Acronis' growth in 2009."
Yeong Chee Wai, Marketing Director - Acronis Asia
As Marketing Director for Acronis Asia, Yeong will be responsible for driving marketing initiatives and go-to-market strategies to elevate brand awareness in Asia. With over 16 years of experience in the IT industry, Yeong has worked with several leading software companies including Symantec.
Ron Wee, Business Development Manager - Acronis Asia North
Being the Business Development Manager, Wee will be responsible for strengthening channel partnerships and distribution networks to increase the reach of Acronis' solutions across various Asia North markets including Hong Kong and Macau.
Tam Chek San, Business Development Manager - Acronis Asia South
Tam, in his new capacity as the Business Development Manager for Asia South, will be responsible to further elevate Acronis' brand awareness and build channel partnerships in the Asia South region. Tam brings with him 12 years experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Acronis, he was the pre-sales manager at Integrated Research for Asia.
Shaik Hussein, Senior Sales Manager - Acronis Malaysia
An industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Hussein will be responsible for driving market penetration and managing Acronis' sales and technical support team for key verticals and customers in Malaysia.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a global cyber protection company delivering the only natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and infrastructure management platform for managed service providers and IT departments. Acronis solutions are designed to identify, protect, detect, respond, recover and govern IT deployments, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 60+ countries. Acronis Cyber Platform is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.