Company appoints Andreas Martin as strategic account director in New Zealand to support MSPs in the region.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and knowledge protection, has appointed Andrea Martin as strategic account manager for New Zealand and Pacific Islands. As a veteran in channel management, Martin will help grow Acronis’ presence in the region. She will be responsible for strengthening relationships with vendors and partners to meet the cybersecurity demands of MSPs and IT teams at the region’s most popular companies.
With over 20 years of industry experience, Martin will focus on helping New Zealand partners modernize their customers’ security and backup functions using Acronis’ built-in cyber coverage solutions. Martin is a highly accomplished IT channel with account management experience. , business development, product management and marketing. Most recently, Martin served as Account Manager for New Zealand and Pacific Islands at Arcserve/StorageCraft. He also held various positions at IBM, demonstrating his penchant for tackling new demanding situations and achieving exceptional results.
Today’s announcement follows Acronis’ appointment of Kelly Johnson as its new CEO for Australia and New Zealand, announced in February 2024. This ongoing expansion highlights the company through Acronis and its superior position in those key markets .
“Acronis is experiencing an era of hypergrowth in the region, driven by the company’s provision of AI-powered cybersecurity features that complement classic support. Martin’s strength in the channel, coupled with his account control and distribution skills, combined with his expertise in cybersecurity and channel ecosystem development, underscores the importance we position in this market. He has a proven track record of creating long-term business pricing through enhanced communications, business plan development and innovative thinking to achieve strategic goals,” said Kelly Johnson, CEO of Acronis ANZ.
Acronis has expanded its security offerings to meet the desires of businesses around the world. Following the successful launch of its EDR solution in May 2023, Acronis added MDR and XDR installations in June 2024, reinforcing its commitment to offering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions. Offerings are subsidized through AI-powered inventions and local integrations, which simplify implementation and improve security efficiency. With these complex tools, Acronis enables managed service providers (MSPs) to offer their consumers comprehensive cybersecurity and data protection solutions, helping them protect their virtual networks. assets and ensure compliance with regional regulations. Acronis cloud knowledge centers in Australia and New Zealand also assist this project by ensuring local knowledge protection compliance. As a result, businesses in the region can rely on Acronis to adequately and efficiently protect their operations. , allowing MSPs to expand their facilities and drive business growth.
“I am very happy to sign up for Acronis at this time of immediate expansion in the region. The demand for comprehensive cybersecurity responses that address all attack vectors and help consumers reach secure adulthood is overwhelming. Acronis offers one of the most productive answers for businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. I’m excited to collaborate with our resellers, channel partners and service providers to deliver those answers,” said Andrea Martin, Strategic Account Director, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, Acronis.
To learn more about Acronis and its product offerings, please visit: https://www. acronis. com/.
About AcronisAcronis is a global corporate cyber coverage company that offers built-in cyber security, knowledge coverage, and endpoint control for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and corporate IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly effective and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate modern cyber threats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution for MSPs on the market, with its unique ability to meet the desires of diverse and distributed IT environments.
Acronis, a Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, has 15 international offices and employees in more than 50 countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by more than 20,000 service providers to protect more than 750,000 businesses. . Learn more about www. acronis. com.
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Source(s): Acronis, Inc.
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