Experienced corporate board director with background in
digital marketing, cybersecurity, and analytics will focus on the
future trajectory of Acronis in her role
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, December 6, 2021 - Acronis, a global leader in
cybersecurity and data protection, today announced the appointment
of Lisbeth McNabb to its Board of Directors. Ms. McNabb brings a
wealth of experience in financial leadership, business analytics,
and hyper-growth management to this position. She will help Acronis
develop an effective strategy to maximize return on the recent
investment
from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors, as the company
goes through a period of rapid market expansion and intense
growth.
Earlier this year, Acronis raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation,
appointed Patrick Pulvermueller as the company's new Chief
Executive Officer, and named Paul
Maritz, former SVP of Microsoft and CEO of VMWare, as Chairman
of the Board. Acronis is committed to penetrating new strategic
markets and growing together with service providers and cloud
distributors, as it meets cyber protection demands of the rapidly
changing digital world.
Ms. McNabb is an expert in driving finance, strategy,
operations, data analytics and revenue strategies at high-growth
scaling companies. Her professional background includes over 25
years in innovation in growing companies at Match, Linux
Foundation, Illuminate Education, DigiWorksCorp, w2wlink, PepsiCo
Frito-Lay, American Airlines, AT&T, and Sodexo.
Ms. McNabb currently serves on the Board of Directors and was a
former Audit Chair of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), and
is an Independent Director and Audit Chair at NeoGames S.A.
(Nasdaq: NGMS), which she also served as an advisor when the
company went public in November 2020.
"Lisbeth brings a wealth of experience to Acronis as an
innovative leader and an expert in finance and operations. Adding
her to our Board of Directors represents another step forward for
Acronis in solidifying its position as a global leader in cyber
protection, and will be key to strategic decisions made in 2022
regarding market segmentation, understanding our customers,
diversity, governance, and driving company value," said Patrick
Pulvermueller, Acronis CEO.
"Acronis is the leader in cyber protection and clearly showing
to the market that cyber protection is the only right way to
implement cybersecurity and data protection. It is an honor to join
the Board of Directors. Furthermore, I am excited to work with the
team to disrupt the cybersecurity market," Ms. McNabb said.
Lisbeth received her B.S. at the University of Nebraska and
M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.
Her honors include NACD Top 50 Director, Digital Director 50,
Financial Times Agenda Magazine, Distinguished Alumnae by SMU Cox
School of Business, Top 25 Women in Business, Top 25 Women in
Technology by Conde Nast's Dallas Business Journal, and expert
press, including Wall St. Journal, Forbes, CMO and CIO.
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.