Michael Callahans CMO, Acronis

Acronis International GmbH appointed Michael Callahan as CMO.

He joins the team with sales and marketing experience, serving in senior leadership roles at companies such as McAfee, HP, and Juniper, and most recently as the SVP of global marketing for Cofense.

As Acronis’ CMO, he will develop global brand position while increasing awareness of the Cyber Protect Cloud Platform. With Covid-19 accelerating digital transformation solutions and the migration to cloud and hybrid solutions, organizations need an effective security solution to stop the always-evolving threats. In addition, Callahan will help expand dedication to nurturing the next group of tech leaders with outreach programs around the world, especially in disadvantaged areas.

“Michael will build on the past success and push Acronis’ marketing team to even greater achievements,” said Patrick Pulvermueller, CEO. “He brings more than 20 years of marketing leadership from some of the most well-known companies in the industry, and will be instrumental in solidifying Acronis’ position as a leader in endpoint security. His track record of driving impressive growth from the brands he developed excites us for what is to come under his leadership and expertise.”

Callahan is a metrics-driven marketing executive with SaaS security domain experience, serving in leadership roles at McAfee, HP, Firemon and Zimperium, where he effectively managed and led global teams. This is essential experience for his new position as Acronis prides itself on being an internationally connected company with offices and employees around the globe, enabling the company to reach broader demographics and extend its grasp on the cyber protection markets.

Callahan will continue to increase Acronis’ visibility across the cybersecurity space as a leader in cyber protection by focusing on the value of firm’ security solutions – such as Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud – designed to be delivered as-a-service through service providers or enterprises protecting their organizations.

2021 was the most successful year in the company’s history, with its US cloud business growing 77% Y/Y and Acronis Cyber Protect delivering protection to over 750,000 businesses.

Callahan will build on the success from 2021, including the $250 million investment from CVC Partners in May 2021 to further enhance Acronis’ go-to-market initiatives by expanding its broad partner network of MSPs to keep the momentum going in 2022.

“I’m very excited to be joining Acronis at a time when the value of our solutions is rapidly gaining traction in the market resulting in exceptionally fast growth that allows us to continue to invest in solutions to our customers’ problems. As the world moves towards a cloud-based digital ecosystem, it’s more important than ever to make sure cybersecurity solutions effectively stop threats so security leaders can protect their organizations,” said Callahan.