Reunite & Accelerate – Acronis Partner Tag 2022

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 has accumulated extensive experience in the field of IT security for the past 20 years. Since 2020, he is the VP of Cyber Protect Research at Acronis and as of Nov 2023 VP of Product Management. From 2003-2020, he was employed by Symantec Switzerland. As Principal Threat Researcher he evaluated current and future trends in the threat landscape and researched new protection methods. Prior to this Candid analyzed computer viruses for the Symantec Anti-Malware Lab in Dublin and created malware signatures. He also worked for the Global Security Analyzing Lab of IBM Research in Rüschlikon and for Creative Netconsulting which he co-founded as Chief Security Officer (CSO). Candid did his master in computer science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).

Markus holds a degree in Information Electronics and has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry with extensive expertise in Business Development, Marketing, Sales, as well as Presales and distribution of products and services. He held various Sales and Channel positions in which he, amongst other things, imparted technological expertise to Partners. Moreover, he was responsible for the expansion of the Channel Business and provided a reputable and knowledgeable reference point for Suppliers as well as Partners. Markus’ mission at Acronis is to drive strategies and share technological expertise with Partners, Customers and Resellers. He works on all Channel levels and is responsible for Acronis trainings and workshops throughout EMEA.

Sabine Mende is Director of Telecom Business Development at Acronis. Previously, she served as a Strategic Account Executive in the Acronis Sales Team. She has been advising customers and partners in the IT industry for over 16 years, with extensive expertise in business development, partner management, sales, and distribution of products and professional services. Her focus areas include Cloud Services, Cyber Protection, Software Defined Infrastructure, and Backup & Disaster Recovery.

Jan-Jaap (JJ) Jager joined Acronis in 2014 to develop emerging markets. After that, he launched the Cloud business at Acronis, served as Chief Revenue Officer and Board Advisor. Before returning to Acronis as a CEO, JJ served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Virtuozzo, a leading provider of hyperconverged cloud solutions, and Chief Executive Officer of Chainstack, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider. JJ brings the wealth of experience as a serial entrepreneur, seasoned executive and investor in the technology market. Before joining Acronis, JJ held leadership roles at plusserver, Parallels, SWsoft and Microsoft. JJ holds a BSc in Economics and International Marketing from the HEAO Economics & International Business School (IBS) and an MBA from the University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt.

Markus Fritz ist General Manager DACH bei Acronis und verantwortlich für die strategische Entwicklung und das Wachstum des Unternehmens im deutschsprachigen Raum. Mit seiner langjährigen Erfahrung im Channel-Geschäft und in der IT-Branche verfügt er über fundiertes Know-how in den Bereichen Cloud Services, Cyber Security und Managed Services. Seine fachlichen Schwerpunkte umfassen Cyber Security, Cloud Services, Channel-Strategien und Partner Enablement.