January 2018
Press release

Neil Morarji Appointed As General Manager For Acronis in A/NZ

Neil Morarji will lead the Sydney-based team in extending relationships with partners and services providers, driving growth through offering the world's most complete backup, storage, and ransomware protection solutions to Australian and New Zealand businesses.
SYDNEY, 16 January 2018 - Acronis, a global leader in hybrid cloud data protection and storage, today announced the appointment of Neil Morarji as General Manager in Australia and New Zealand.
Morarji will lead the growing Australian team in delivering the world's most advanced data protection technology through developing deep trusted relationships with local partners and service providers.
Acronis leads the market by offering complete protection for all virtual, physical, cloud, and mobile workloads, supplemented with AI-driven active protection against ransomware and immutable blockchain-based data certification.
Acronis Backup 12.5 for businesses/enterprises and Acronis Data Cloud for service providers are the only secure backup solutions offering complete protection and unified web-based management for all workloads across any hybrid IT infrastructures.
Under Morarji's leadership, Acronis' Sydney-based team will help channel partners and service providers to distribute these solutions and enjoy the benefits of the recently updated Partner Programs.
"I'm excited to turn the company's global strategic thinking into a local execution plan and accelerate business growth in Australia and New Zealand. The market is mature and ready for our products. We have the best technology and we're going to build our brand by providing excellent service and fanatical support to our new and existing customers," said Neil Morarji, General Manager of Acronis ANZ.
Morarji comes with over 20 years of Experience in the Cloud and Digital Transformation Space. Prior to joining Acronis, Morarji managed Ingram Micro's Cloud Platform Business (Odin) in APJ. He was responsible for business growth, Professional Services and Alliance Management, driving and maintaining sustained growth across regional cloud partners. And before that, Morarji held the position of a managing director at Parallels and Odin in Australia and New Zealand, building trusted partnerships with some of the countries' largest services providers and hosters.
"Neil brings strong leadership and a wealth of experience to our Australian team. His market knowledge and understanding of Acronis technology is going to propel our business into the future. We're bringing the world's best data protection solutions. With Neil's management, we'll continue to build our team and extend our presence in the region," said Steve Goh, Vice President APAC and Emerging Markets at Acronis.

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.
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