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APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Acronis, a leader in cyber security and data protection, announced the
appointment as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Maritz will be responsible for the governance and leadership of Acronis as it
strengthens its position in the service provider market preparing for significant growth
in the future.

Earlier this year, Acronis raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation, and announced former
GoDaddy's partners business president, Patrick Pulvermüller, as the new chief
executive officer. The strengthened management team will use the momentum to
provide Acronis' partners with the tools that they need to deal with a rapidly changing
Paul Maritz
digital world.

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, Paul 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. He graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the
Universities of Natal and Cape Town and is active in the non-profit world. He served for 10 years on the Board of
the Grameen Foundation, which supports financial inclusion and technology in the developing world and supports
conservation efforts in Africa.

Paul Maritz replaces René Bonvanie, whose leadership helped Acronis develop an effective strategy to expand
global presence and deliver easy, efficient, and secure cyber protection to customers of any size. ◊

The industrial cybersecurity company, Claroty, announced the
opening of a regional headquarters office in Singapore to establish
its presence in the Asia-Pacific region further.

The company managed to triple its headcount in the region over the
past year, with hiring occurring across seven countries.

The office opening comes shortly after Claroty’s USD 140 million in its
Series D financial round, which included participation from Temasek. The company raised the round to meet
rapidly accelerating global demand for The Claroty Platform’s visibility, threat detection, risk and vulnerability
management, and secure remote access capabilities by expanding into new regions and verticals.

Spending on OT cybersecurity in the region is increasing as large-scale cyber incidents impacting critical industrial
operations have become more pronounced. Such incidents have also made regulators aware that they need to
prioritize the security of critical national infrastructure, whether publicly or privately held.

Backed and adopted by leading industrial automation vendors, Claroty grew its partner base in the region by 70%
over the past year, with partners including KPMG, Yokogawa Engineering Asia, Tesserent, SiS International
Limited and Inflow Technologies. ◊

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