--- title: "Introducing New Acronis CEO: Jan-Jaap Jager" description: We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer, Jan-Jaap (JJ) Jager. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/introducing-new-acronis-ceo-jan-jaap-jager/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # Introducing New Acronis CEO: Jan-Jaap Jager We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer, Jan-Jaap (JJ) Jager. JJ most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Virtuozzo, a leading provider of hyperconverged cloud solutions, and Chief Executive Officer of Chainstack, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider. [Try Now](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/trial/) [![Image 2: Acronis Editorial Team](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/d85707ae91461544212d39836dc32b42.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/ "Acronis Editorial Team") [Acronis Editorial Team](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/) 2 min read Last updated 04 November 2025 Other languages available:[日本語](https://www.acronis.com/ja/blog/posts/introducing-new-acronis-ceo-jan-jaap-jager/) We are excited to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer, Jan-Jaap (JJ) Jager. JJ most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Virtuozzo, a leading provider of hyperconverged cloud solutions, and Chief Executive Officer of Chainstack, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider. JJ’s long and successful history with Acronis includes developing new markets for Acronis as Vice President for Emerging Markets, launching the cloud business as General Manager of Global Cloud Solutions and expanding Acronis' global footprint as Chief Revenue Officer. Most recently, JJ served as an advisor to the Acronis board. JJ brings a wealth of experience as a serial entrepreneur, seasoned executive, and investor in the technology market. In his own words: "I’m truly honored to join Acronis as CEO. The team has made Acronis the leader in cyber protection for managed service providers and achieved remarkable growth. My goal is to accelerate AI-driven innovation and help our partners grow their business faster — enabling managed service providers to achieve greater efficiencies and deliver even higher levels of protection to their customers." We would like to thank Ezequiel Steiner for his outstanding leadership as CEO and President. During his tenure, he drove significant transformation, strengthened the company’s foundations for growth, and successfully guided Acronis through its transition to EQT ownership. Ezequiel will continue to support Acronis as an advisor. “I’ve worked with JJ for many years, and I am confident that he will take Acronis to the next level. With JJ, our partners, customers and team are in capable hands,” said Ezequiel. Under JJ's leadership, Acronis will further strengthen its innovation focus and evolve into an AI-native company — delivering natively integrated cyber protection solutions that empower managed service providers and IT professionals with Autonomous Cyber Protection. 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