Cybersecurity company Acronis has appointed Gerald Beuchelt as its new chief information security officer (CISO). He will lead Acronis’s global security strategy and drive cyber protection efforts.
As a key member of executive leadership responsible for security, Beuchelt will lead a global team of IT, security, and compliance professionals. He will oversee corporate IT infrastructure, including help desk operations, server and network management, and more. Additionally, Beuchelt will support the expansion of Acronis’s impact in the cybersecurity community through new research, reports, and threat intelligence from the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU).
Beuchelt brings over a decade of leadership experience in cybersecurity, including his most recent role as CISO at Sprinklr and prior positions at LogMeIn. His extensive background also includes serving as treasurer and director on the board of the Boston Chapter of Infragard, the FBI public-private partnership program and the National Cyber Security Alliance, as well as roles as chief security officer at Demandware and principal information security engineer at The MITRE Corporation.
“My focus will be on maintaining and continuously improving our security posture to address the increasingly complex threat landscape,” said Beuchelt. “As part of Acronis TRU, we will implement research-driven guidance that will shape Acronis’ capabilities to protect against modern threats while raising awareness of how our solutions empower businesses to succeed.”
“We are proud to welcome Gerald to Acronis as our new CISO,” said Acronis CEO Ezequiel Steiner, CEO at Acronis. “As CISO, he will drive initiatives that ensure our customers and partners benefit from Acronis’ natively integrated solutions, which eliminate complexity and provide unmatched simplicity and performance.”
