Appoints New Country Manager in Malaysia

Acronis Appoints New Country Manager in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - JUNE 12, 2015 - Acronis®, a global leader in new generation data protection, global leader in new generation data protection, positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Challengers" quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for Disaster Recovery as a Service", has announced today the appointment of Mr CD Goh as the Country Manager for Malaysia and he will represent Acronis business in the region. In this role, Mr. Goh will be responsible for Malaysian business growth through strategic partnerships, focusing on expansion in the cloud industry and new market verticals. Commenting on the new appointment, Mr Jan Jap-Jager, EVP for APJ & Emerging Markets at Acronis, said, "Our business has grown by 30% in Malaysia for the last year and we see great potential in this market for Acronis' cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions and Mr Goh's deep knowledge and experience will be a great asset for us". Mr Goh said, "I am excited to take up this responsibility and look forward to deepening Acronis relationship with partners and customers in Malaysia. In the immediate term we will be working on strengthening our channel sales network." Mr Goh brings over 20 years of experience in senior business leadership positions in high-tech and IT companies. Priori joining Acronis, he served as Channel Sales Manager at IBM Malaysia in 1988 and worked with them for almost two decades. Subsequently he worked with HP and Symantec in Malaysia. About Acronis Acronis sets the standard for New Generation Data Protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure access solutions. Powered by the AnyData Engine and set apart by its image technology, Acronis delivers easy, complete and safe file access and sharing as well as backups of all files, applications and OS across any environment-virtual, physical, cloud and mobile. Founded in 2003, Acronis protects the data of over 5 million consumers and 300,000 businesses in over 145 countries. With its more than 100 patents, Acronis' products have been named best product of the year by Network Computing, TechTarget and IT Professional and cover a range of features, including migration, cloning and replication. Contact details Maria Krylova, Acronis Singapore (International Headquarters) Telephone No.: +65 9658 5542 e-mail: [email protected]