October 13, 2005, South San Francisco, CA Acronis, Inc. (www.acronis.com), the technological leader in storage management software, announced that its board of directors has named Walter Scott as the company's president and chief executive officer.
Scott most recently served as the CEO of Imceda Software, Inc., where he was responsible for driving the performance of the company's SQL Server backup and recovery business and its sale to Quest Software, Inc. Previously, Scott served as the vice president of worldwide sales for Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., where he was instrumental in the company's successful IPO.
"The Acronis board unanimously selected Scott based on his track record of leading fast-growth organizations, as well as his strong executive and personal qualities," said Max Tsypliaev, Acronis' Chairman of the Board. Tsypliaev, who previously held the title of CEO, was elevated to chairman at the same board meeting.
"We knew we needed a strong leader with extensive experience to lead our organization to the next level," said Tsypliaev. "We found that person in Walter. He has the skills, drive, determination and understanding of the market required."
"I was impressed with the dedication of the team, the loyalty of the Acronis customer base and the technology that they are producing," Scott said. "There is a real need in the market to deliver high-quality products that address the disaster recovery requirements of every computer user from the person with a PC in their living room to the largest corporations in the world. After extensive research on the existing solutions in the market, I am convinced that Acronis has the executive team, staff and technology in place to address these needs."
Acerca de Acronis:
Acronis es una empresa global de ciberprotección que ofrece ciberseguridad, protección de datos y gestión de endpoints integrados de forma nativa para proveedores de servicios gestionados (MSP), pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) y departamentos de TI empresariales. Las soluciones de Acronis son muy eficaces y están diseñadas para identificar, prevenir, detectar, responder, remediar y recuperarse de las ciberamenazas modernas con un tiempo de inactividad mínimo, garantizando la integridad de los datos y la continuidad de la actividad empresarial. Acronis ofrece la solución de seguridad más completa del mercado para MSP, con su capacidad exclusiva para satisfacer las necesidades de entornos de TI diversos y distribuidos.
Acronis es una empresa suiza fundada en Singapur en 2003, con 15 oficinas en todo el mundo y empleados en más de 50 países. Acronis Cyber Protect está disponible en 26 idiomas en 150 países y es utilizado por más de 20,000 proveedores de servicios para proteger a más de 750,000 empresas. Obtenga más información en www.acronis.com.