About Acronis

Charles Ryan joined the Acronis Board of Directors in June 2018, brining over 25 years of entrepreneurial and financial management expertise developing successful financial corporations. Charles has a proven capacity to understand global political and economic context and develop businesses with ultimate transparency.

Charles’ experience helps Acronis to capitalize on its Singaporean origin and Swiss-owned IP, reinforcing its position as the most reliable cyber protection vendor on the global market.

Charles is the Chairman and CEO of United Financial Group (UFG) Asset Management and a senior advisor to Deutsche Bank AG. Before founding UFG in 1994, Ryan held financial positions with CS First Boston and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Charles has a degree in Government from Harvard College.

Kirill Tatarinov is a business and technology executive with over thirty-two years of enterprise software industry experience. He currently serves on the boards of Acumatica, Avaloq, Acronis and mentors several aspiring technology start-ups. He is also a senior advisor to several private equity and investment firms.

Tatarinov was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS). Under his leadership, Citrix introduced new vision & strategy and dramatically advanced corporate culture focusing on innovation and transformation to the Cloud. During his tenure, the company achieved six quarters of continued operational improvement meeting or exceeding the Street’s expectations, generated shareholder returns exceeding fifty percent, revived core products and nurtured new Cloud initiatives and acquisitions.

Tatarinov previously spent thirteen years at Microsoft Corporation in several executive leadership roles serving as the President of the Microsoft Business Solutions Division (MBS) with end-to-end responsibility for the Microsoft Dynamics business – significantly improving profitability and doubling the business. And, prior to that, he was Corporate Vice President of Management and Solutions Division, where he oversaw the Microsoft Windows management technologies and products, including Microsoft System Center, as well as Windows Server solutions. From 2011 until his departure in 2015, Kirill was a member of Microsoft's Senior Leadership Team.

Before joining Microsoft in 2002, Tatarinov was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for BMC Software, Inc. He joined BMC in 1994 via acquisition of Patrol Software where he was co-founder, chief architect, and head of R&D.

Rene Bonvanie joined the Acronis Board of Directors in February 2014, bringing over 25 years of product marketing, business development, and general management experience from roles at INGRES, Oracle, VERITAS, Business Objects, SAP, Salesforce.com, Serena Software, and Palo Alto Networks.

Rene currently holds the CMO position at Palo Alto Networks, and also sits on the Board of Directors of Mirantis, Mintigo, and Servoy.

Rene speaks four languages and has an Economics degree from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Eugene R. Sullivan is a retired Federal Judge with more than 16 years of appellate experience who serves as an advisor to Acronis' Board of Directors regarding ethical and judicial matters.

Nominated by President Reagan, Judge Sullivan was installed as a Federal Judge in 1986, became the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (AF) in 1990, and earned Senior Status in 2002.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, Judge Sullivan served in the Army where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and other decorations for his service in Vietnam. He has been inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

After the Army, Judge Sullivan graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for Chief Judge M.C. Matthes of the U.S. Court of Appeals, worked for the Patton Boggs law firm, and was part of the White House's legal defense team during the Watergate investigation.

He served in the U.S. Department of Justice for eight years before joining the Pentagon, where he became the Air Force General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of the U.S. Air Force.

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Stanislav Protassov co-founded Acronis in 2001 and currently leads the company's operations.

As Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Engineering and R&D at Parallels, he managed software engineering in a wide range of development environments including Windows, Novell Netware and UNIX. Previously, as Architect and Developer at Solomon Software, Stanislav received personal praise from Bill Gates for Solomon Software's Cassandra product architecture. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the MIPT. He has authored over 100 patent applications, own 40 patents to date, and has won more than 50 awards for software development.

With more than 17 years of Accounting and Finance experience, Shachar Rabbe leads all areas of finance at Acronis. This includes: accounting, corporate controlling, FP&A, order processing, collection and tax.

Before joining Acronis, Shachar lead Finance and Operations for Orbotech's activity in the Americas and Europe and, prior to that, for one of Orbotech's largest divisions. In both positions, Shachar continuously improved operations, impacted business growth and maximized profits through expert finance management, strategic planning, cost reductions, and productivity enhancements that lead to double digit revenue and profit growth.

Shachar holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an MBA from Ben-Gurion University.

Gaidar Magdanurov leads global marketing and communications across all segments and channels. This includes brand, corporate, product and field marketing, demand generation activities, analyst and media relations.

Gaidar joined Acronis in 2013 as a Business Manager to CEO, becoming Vice President and General Manager for consumer and online business in 2016, and consumer and small business in 2017.

Previously an investment director at venture capital fund Runa Capital, Gaidar was responsible for seed-stage investments, advising and educating entrepreneurs, supporting the business development of portfolio companies and maintaining relationships with startup incubators and accelerators.

Prior to Runa Capital, Gaidar served in a variety of roles at Microsoft, ranging from a technology evangelist to a managing director of the Microsoft Seed Fund. Gaidar holds a Master's Degree in Chemistry.

Mr. Havens brings over 25 years of experience in building software companies having spent the last 12+ years specifically in the cloud space.

Prior to Acronis Dan helped build and sell numerous software companies including recently running the cloud business for Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he carried a billion-dollar quota. (HPE Cloud/Software sold to MicroFocus International 2016.)

Mr. Havens began his career as a Product Manager and Public Speaker for the Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group and holds a BS in Engineering with Minors in Math, Physics, and Speech.

In his role as Chief Knowledge Officer, JT is responsible for advising the CEO and the board on advanced technology. By ensuring Acronis is current on new technology topics and opportunities, he plays a key role in establishing the vision and initial requirements for new products, strategies, and customer experience.

A visionary and result-oriented IT executive, JT brings a strong technology and science background to Acronis. He's developed applications for Unix and Windows, designed and built enterprise-level networks, and led numerous software product teams. He has been responsible for troubleshooting and fixing performance and scalability problems in high-load environments. JT also has more than 20 patents filed.

In addition to his technical experience, JT has a proven track record for developing businesses, having created strategic visions for startups and pre-IPO companies. He's co-founded several high-tech companies, including Parallels and Acronis, and his technical expertise has been critical when evaluating ideas, products, and companies targeted for acquisition.