Acronis Partner Day at MSP Global: Take pole position with peak cyber protection performance

Cloud software and hosting industry veteran, Patrick brings over 20 years of experience in technical, management, and leadership roles in which he continuously brought innovation and global growth to brands. Patrick joins Acronis from GoDaddy, where he most recently served as President of the Partner Business. In that role, he led the company’s strategic expansion of its Hosting, Productivity, and Security services through resellers and agency partners. Combining that experience with his product development expertise, Patrick is an expert in developing successful, cloud-based go-to-market strategies, particularly through service providers, resale channels, and strategic alliances. Previously Patrick held executive leadership roles as CEO of Host Europe GmbH and Group CEO of Host Europe Group (HEG), where he served as Group COO – having grown HEG from a small business to one that sold for $1.8 billion. He earned his MBA from The Open University in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.

Candid Wüest is Vice President of Research at Acronis. His career in cybersecurity goes back more than twenty years. If you want to understand the biggest threats to hosting, cloud, and the businesses they serve there is simply no one better to get you the information you need.

Jeff has worked in technology for his entire career and been knee-deep in the hosting and service provider space for 17 years. His career has covered all the angles – from hardware, software, and hosting, to the cloud while working in large enterprises, small startups, and the in-betweens. He specializes in messaging, human behavior, economics, and “solving the human puzzle” of marketing and communications. At Acronis, his mission is to make the Hosting Service Providers (HSP) space safer and more profitable. He’d love to meet you, so come up and say hello.

Ronan McCurtin is the Vice President for Europe, Israel and Turkey at Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection solutions. With more than 20 years of experience in the international IT and software industry, Ronan brings extensive experience in this segment, where he has successfully led multiple teams. He is highly qualified and experienced in developing and improving channel business and customer relationships to create efficient distribution channels and partnerships. These efforts include working with resellers and managed service providers.

Katya Ivanova leads Global Sales at Acronis. Katya has been with the company since 2011 and has held different Sales and Technical Support positions. Katya holds vast international experience; her teams build and support a strong partner ecosystem that reaches customers in more than 150 countries worldwide. Katya is responsible for the Acronis sales strategy and the development of critical programs that help Acronis attract new service providers and support the growth of its existing partner network.

Having been with Acronis 6 years now, James Erby helps align the appropriate data protection & cyber security software to meet the needs of our partners’ environments. He is responsible for working with potential and current partners to demonstrate Acronis software and you will often find James regularly hosting product knowledge and technical training seminars. During non-Covid times, he's on the road educating people about Acronis software solutions.

Top performing Sales executive with experience building and growing Enterprise, SMB and Public Sector software sales teams. Proven leader with experience hiring and cultivating successful sales representatives, developing internal processes, analyzing tends and driving accountability across an organization consisting of inside & outside sales professionals. Persuasive communicator with excellent analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Philipp Rösler, former Vice Chancellor of Germany, joined the Acronis Board of Directors in May of 2021, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in politics, technology, and economics to Acronis. Philipp served as the Federal Minister of Health from 2009-2011 and as Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and as the Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, during that time, Philipp was the Chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 2011 to 2013. In January 2014, Philipp became a member of the Managing Board and Head of the Centre for Regional Strategies of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for a number of prominent companies, including Brainloop, Lakestar, Enmacc, Loc Troi Group. Born in Vietnam, Philipp was the first cabinet minister of Asian background in Germany. He also has a PhD in heart surgery.