Disaster recovery and data protection provider Acronis has appointed experienced partner manager Michelle Duffy to the role of ANZ channels business development manager.

Duffy has extensive experience in the IT industry, having worked for Dimension Data, Express Data, itX, M86 Security and Novell.

Her LinkedIn page lists specialties as diverse as Cisco, Adobe, Citrix, Symantec, CA Solutions, IBM and Microsoft.

In her new role, Duffy will be responsible for expanding Acronis’ partner base in the silver and above categories of its Channel Partner Program.