Singapore, 6th April 2011 - Acronis, a
leading provider of easy-to-use backup, recovery and security
solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, today
announced the appointment of Robert Yang as Vice President of Sales
for Asia. Robert's responsibilities will include overseeing
business directions and go-to-market strategies, as well as
maintaining Acronis' strong presence in the SMB marketplace across
Asia region.
Robert brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the
United States and Asia Pacific region, with excellent track record
in cultivating sales, strategising channel developments and growing
market shares across verticals in high growth organisations such as
Teleplan, Hitachi Data Systems and Seagate.
'I am joining Acronis at the strategic intersection where it is
expanding the capabilities of its backup and recovery solutions as
a leading provider for the SMB markets. I'm looking forward to
working with the local expert teams and channels to continue to
create compelling business value and find better and faster ways to
deliver our solutions to our customers.' Robert Yang said.
In announcing Robert Yang's appointment, Bill Taylor-Mountford,
President for Acronis APAC said: 'There are very significant
opportunities for Acronis in this region and Robert is an excellent
and welcome addition to the team. With his extensive experience in
the storage business and travels around the APAC region, Acronis
will consolidate our leadership position with SMBs in this region
and seize upstream opportunities.'
Robert has a degree in Operations Research and Industrial
Engineering from the Cornell University and is certified in Six
Sigma with a Brown Belt.
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.