Gerald Beuchelt named Chief Information Security Officer at Acronis

Acronis announced the appointment of Gerald Beuchelt as its new CISO. Beuchelt previously served as CISO at Sprinklr and LogMeIn, and also held leadership roles at Demandware and MITRE.

According to the release, Beuchelt will lead execution of the global information security strategy at Acronis and ensure protection of its information, systems and technologies. The release says he will lead a global team of compliance, security and IT professionals as a member of executive leadership responsible for security. Acronis says he will also oversee its corporate IT infrastructure, including server and network management and help desk operations. The release says he will support expanding the company's impact in the cybersecurity community with threat intelligence, reports and new research from the Acronis Threat Research Unit.

Acronis says his most recent position was Senior Vice President of Information Security and CISO at Sprinklr, where he oversaw risk assessment and security implementation for its $4 billion IPO. According to Acronis, during a $5 billion merger with GetGo, Beuchelt expanded and merged the security teams at LogMeIn. The release lists earlier roles at The MITRE Corporation as Principal Information Security Engineer and at Demandware as Chief Security Officer. According to Acronis, security efforts Beuchelt led as Chief Security Officer at Demandware contributed to the $3 billion Salesforce acquisition of Demandware. He has served as a board Director and Treasurer for the Boston Chapter of Infragard, which the release describes as the FBI public-private partnership program. Acronis says Beuchelt holds a master's in Mathematical Physics from the University of Cologne and a bachelor's in Physics from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.

Acronis describes its business as AI-native cyber protection that unifies hybrid infrastructure, IT operations, cybersecurity and data protection. According to Acronis, which is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, more than 21,000 service providers trust it to protect over 750,000 businesses across 150 countries.