Experienced
revenue and customer success leader joins Acronis to scale global sales
execution and accelerate partner-led growth
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland -- May 14,
2026 -- Acronis, a global leader in cyber
protection, today announced the appointment of Jim
Tedesco as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this role, Jim will lead Acronis’
global sales and go-to-market execution, overseeing Global Sales, go-to-market
strategy, Professional Services, and Solution Engineering.
“Jim’s experience scaling global
partner-driven revenue organizations makes him a strong addition to the Acronis
leadership team,” said Jan-Jaap Jager, CEO of Acronis. “Our next phase of
growth is about scaling the business through partners at a much higher level,
signing more MSPs globally, helping existing partners grow faster, and building
a more predictable and scalable revenue engine around that motion. We see a
significant opportunity to scale Acronis beyond $1 billion in revenue, and
achieving that requires strong execution, operational discipline, and deep
alignment with our partner ecosystem. Jim brings
the leadership and experience to help us accelerate that growth globally.”
Jim will be responsible for driving
consistent global revenue attainment, strengthening MSP-led growth and upsell
execution, and deepening partner relationships globally. He will also focus on
accelerating revenue growth through disciplined operational execution,
strengthening partner engagement, and building a more scalable and predictable
commercial engine across regions.
Jim brings more than 30 years of
executive leadership experience across sales, operations, and customer success
roles. Most recently, he served as GM and SVP of Customer Success at a leading
backup and replication software company, where he successfully grew the
company’s ARR from hundreds of millions to billions in revenue, while overseeing
global customer lifecycle initiatives and growth programs. Jim’s prior
experiences include senior leadership positions at other technology companies,
building high-performing teams, and driving ARR growth
across global markets.
“I’m
excited to join Acronis at such an important stage of the company’s growth,”
said Jim Tedesco. “Acronis has built a strong market position with its natively
integrated platform, combining more than 20 protection, automation, and
management scenarios and 25+ AI-powered capabilities into a single solution.
Combined with its deeply partner-centric approach, supporting more than 21,000
MSP partners, 750,000 customers, and 50+ data centers globally, Acronis is
uniquely positioned for continued growth. I look forward to working with the
team to strengthen execution, scale globally, and help partners and customers
succeed.”
Jim’s
appointment builds directly on the recent addition of Christiaan Franken as VP
Revenue Operations. Together, Jim and Christiaan will form a tightly aligned
commercial leadership foundation focused on improving forecasting accuracy,
operational visibility, execution discipline, and scalable growth.
For more information about Acronis’
leadership team, visit: https://www.acronis.com/en/company/leadership/
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.