Paul Maritz
Security outfit Acronis has appointed Paul Maritz as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective 21 September 2021.
It will be a busy time for the company. Earlier this year, Acronis raised $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation and announced former GoDaddy’s partners business president, Patrick Pulvermüller, as the new chief executive officer.
The outfit provides MSPs with tools to manage the environments of their customer’s security using its Acronis Cyber Protect product.
The company said that it will continue to make acquisitions to become one of the world’s major players of providing backup, security, and management tools on the market. Over 12,000 service providers use Acronis Cyber Protect to manage over 2,000,000 workloads around the world, positioning Acronis for even more company growth in the future.
Acronis CEO Patrick Pulvermüller said that Maritz bought a wealth of experience developing products to meet market demands and take companies to the next level.
“His becoming Chairman represents another step forward for Acronis in solidifying its position as a global leader in cyber protection. Maritz’s experience with innovations at scale will help us to continue delivering easy, efficient, and secure cyber protection to service providers and their customers of any size”, he said.
Maritz first joined the Acronis Board of Directors in May 2021, bringing 40 years of experience in computer science and software to the cyber protection company.
In his previous executive roles, Maritz served on the Executive Staff of Microsoft, was the CEO of VMware, and was CEO and Founder of Pivotal Software. Paul currently is an active investor and serves on the Boards of several start-up technology companies.
