Intronis Names New CEO

Faulk, who also joins the company's board of directors, comes to the table with more than 30 years of experience in technology sales, marketing and operations with a particular emphasis on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model.

Intronis offers backup capabilities for Exchange and SQL, and supports virtualized environments with native VMware backup. The company said its solution has been field-tested by thousands of MSPs.

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"We're pleased to announce Rick's appointment and have him take the helm during this important time in the company's history," said Intronis board member George Roberts, in a prepared statement. "Under Rick's leadership and vision, Intronis will accelerate its growth strategy and continue to deliver the IT channel's best-performing cloud-based backup and recovery solutions."

Faulk previously served as president and CEO of Landslide Technologies, which is known for its Landslide CRM solution. Faulk next became the general manager of sales and marketing for cloud services at j2, after that company acquired Landslide Technologies. His earlier track record includes a tenure as president and CEO of Mzinga, which develops business social software solutions.

Faulk also served as CEO of Intranets.com from 2001 to 2005 and helped to negotiate the sale of the company's SaaS collaboration service to WebEx Communications before that company was acquired by Cisco. He served as chief marketing officer and president of WebEx Small Business.

"The cloud backup market is reaching a pivotal point in its maturation cycle, which makes it an exciting time to join Intronis and use my experience to help the team build a differentiated go-to-market strategy for the company and our channel partners," said Faulk, in a prepared statement. "I am looking forward to building on our successes to make Intronis the clear market leader."

PUBLISHED APRIL 2, 2013