Izzy Azeri - Profile

Izzy Azeri - Senior Vice President & General Manager, Americas at Acronis

Ismail ("Izzy") Azeri was named Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Americas in December, 2010. He is responsible for the Americas business broadly, including sales, channels and marketing to help drive Acronis as the leading Backup and Disaster Recovery software vendor in the Americas region. Izzy joined Acronis in July 2009 and served as Vice President of Business and Corporate Development, responsible for technology partnerships and overall product strategy through December 2010. Prior to joining Acronis, Izzy was at VMware, where he led the Corporate Business Development team which was responsible for acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships. Prior to VMware, Izzy was at EMC in several roles within Corporate Development and Finance. In addition to his General Manager responsibilities at Acronis, Izzy is also responsible for Corporate Partnerships, Acquisitions, the OEM business as well as playing an integral role in driving corporate strategy. Izzy holds a Bachelors degree in Finance from Bentley College where he graduated with honors in 3 years.