Enterprise business executive brings over 20 years'
experience driving growth at enterprise organizations in Europe to
Acronis
Woburn, MA, 23 May 2012 - Acronis, a
leading provider of easy-to-use disaster recovery and data
protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments,
has appointed Alan Laing as Vice President Europe, Middle East and
Africa (EMEA). Mr. Laing brings over twenty years' experience of
building teams and driving growth within European business units of
enterprise focused global organizations including Avaya and
Oracle.
Mr. Laing will be responsible for developing the Company's
European sales and channel strategy, leading the EMEA management
team and driving overall growth in the region. Based out of the
Company's UK office in London, Mr. Laing will be responsible for
driving business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and
Russia.
Mr. Laing joins Acronis from Avaya, a global leader in business
collaboration systems, software and services, where he served as
Area Vice President of Western Europe.
Prior to Avaya, Mr. Laing was Vice President and General Manager
EMEA at Portal Software, a supplier of billing and customer
management solutions for the telecommunications industry. Before
Portal Software, Laing was CEO at Mediasurface plc. From 1994 to
2000 Laing assumed several senior management roles at Oracle, most
recently as Vice President of Operations EMEA.
Laurent Dedenis, President and General Manager, Sales &
Marketing at Acronis, said: "Acronis has great opportunities ahead.
The current traction we have gained with our optimized next
generation backup and recovery solutions in the virtualization
market is just the beginning. Alan brings a depth of experience to
the established team in EMEA that will take Acronis to the next
phase of growth. As Acronis matures, Alan's enterprise leadership
experience will provide focus and emphasis to Acronis operations in
EMEA."
"Acronis is a company with a great opportunity matched only by
its huge ambition for success. I'm looking forward to taking the
EMEA business forward, to supporting more than 12,000 Acronis
channel partners across the region, and meeting the needs of our
customers across Europe and beyond with innovative market leading
solutions," said Mr. Laing.
Mr. Laing graduated from Edinburgh University, and before
beginning his business leadership career in enterprise software,
Mr. Laing practiced as a lawyer in Europe and Asia.
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.