Mike Coney President and GM for Americas at Acronis

Acronis, Inc. has named storage industry veteran Michael F. Coney as president and general manager for the Americas. Coney will be responsible for all sales, channel, and regional marketing activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America regions.

Prior to joining Acronis, Coney served as the senior vice president of sales for the Internet recruitment site Monster Worldwide and the enterprise disaster recovery software vendor VERITAS Software (now part of Symantec). He also served as executive vice president of worldwide sales, support and services for database software vendor Ingres Software. Earlier he held senior sales positions at Sun Microsystems and Intergraph Corp.

"Mike comes to Acronis with an extensive track record of growing channel programs at some of the leading technology companies in very competitive markets," said Jason Donahue, CEO of Acronis. "He is a skilled and proven leader with experience in building companies by growing their direct and indirect channel presence. His keen insights and hands-on approach are an excellent fit for Acronis, which does the vast majority of its sales through its distribution channels."

"I am very excited to be joining such a dynamic company as Acronis," said Coney. "The Acronis True Image family of products is recognized worldwide for its technical sophistication and its ease of use. The company’s growth is impressive and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to accelerate it further throughout the Americas."

Coney holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology.