Neil Morarji AsiaPac GM, Acronis

Acronis International GmbH has appointed Neil Morarji as GM in AsiaPac (APAC), where he will lead a growing sales team in the region in delivering advanced cyber protection.

He was promoted from his previous position of head of enterprise division for APAC, and will also develop relationships with local partners and service providers as part of his new role.

Founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis sets the standard for cyber protection through its backup, anti-ransomware, DR, storage, and enterprise file sync and share solutions.

It has more than 5.5 million consumers and 500,000 businesses, including 100% of the Fortune 1000 companies.

One of Morarji’s first objectives has been to launch a new Partner Programmes in APAC, in which the team will help channel partners and MSPs expand their portfolios and deliver ROI.

Under his leadership, this will be achieved through offering products and services that address the five vectors of cyber protection, ensuring the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security of all data, applications, and systems (SAPAS).

“Neil joined us at a time of growth, bringing strong leadership and unparalleled expertise in cloud distribution field to the team,” says revenue officer Pasha Ershow. “With our extensive global network of more than 50,000 partners, Acronis has enjoyed tremendous business growth last year, with APAC being the fastest-growing region. Neil’s experience will also be instrumental in developing our service provider network – now 6,500 service providers worldwide and growing rapidly.”

Acronis says launching its new Partner Programmes in the APAC region represents a step for the industry given the current global crisis, and aims to ease the workload for company’s existing partners around the world, as well as new ones.

The company says the Programmes will help sustain its growth rate this year, after a 30% increase in overall business in 2019.

Morarji has proven he will guide the APAC operations as he comes to the role with more than 20 years of experience in the cloud and digital transformation space.

Prior to joining Acronis, he managed Ingram Micro’s Cloud Platform Business (Odin) in APJ. There he was responsible for business growth, professional services and alliance management, and was the force behind maintained and sustained growth across regional cloud partners. Before that, he was a MD at Parallels and Odin in Australia and New Zealand, where he built partnerships with some of the countries’ largest services providers and hosters.

“I’m excited to turn the company’s global strategic thinking into a local execution plan and accelerate business growth in Asia,” he says.” Now, more than ever, the market needs Acronis’ proven cyber protection solutions. We’re going to continue helping our partners succeed by providing service and support that’s second to none.”

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January 16, 2018 | Press Release