Seasoned Veteran Brings Strong Credentials to Lead Acronis'
Worldwide Marketing Efforts
WOBURN, MASS., July 21, 2010 - Acronis, a
leading provider of easy-to-use backup, recovery and security
solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, has hired
Dana Prestigiacomo as Vice President of Marketing.
Prestigiacomo joins Acronis from CA Technologies, an independent
IT management software company, where she most recently served as
Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this post, she oversaw a
wide range of programs for their direct and channel business from
market segmentation and analysis to campaigns focused on awareness,
thought leadership, and demand generation.
Formerly Prestigiacomo served as Senior Vice President of
Worldwide Field and Channel Marketing, responsible for all global
demand generation activities, marketing metrics and a wide range of
programs.
Prior to joining CA Technologies in 2005, she held the position
of Senior Vice President of Marketing at The Thomson Corporation,
one of the world's largest information companies which later merged
with Reuters to become Thomas Reuters. In addition, Prestigiacomo
served in avariety of senior brand and marketing positions within
IBM.
In making the announcement, Jason Donahue, CEO of Acronis, said,
"Dana brings extraordinary credentials to Acronis as we continue to
grow as the leader in backup, disaster recovery and security. Her
experience in global marketing positions, especially worldwide
field marketing and brand strategy, are key to our future
success."
Prestigiacomo earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from the
University of California, Davis.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.