Denis Valter Cassinerio is Senior Director and General Manager for Southern EMEA at Acronis, with over 30 years of leadership experience in cybersecurity and technology sales. He previously held senior roles at BT Security, Trend Micro, McAfee, and Bitdefender, building strong expertise in regional operations, go-to-market strategy, and channel partnerships.
At Acronis, Denis is responsible for driving expansion and performance across the Southern European market. He plays a pivotal role in advancing the company’s mission to provide integrated cyber protection solutions that combine security, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and resilience. His leadership has also been central in forging strategic collaborations with managed service providers, enabling businesses to strengthen their defenses against an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.
A recognized voice in the industry, Denis frequently speaks at major conferences and events, where he highlights the importance of cyber resilience, artificial intelligence adoption, compliance with new regulations, and the strategic role of MSPs in securing modern digital ecosystems. His vision and experience ensure that Acronis remains a trusted partner for organizations seeking reliable, future-ready cybersecurity solutions.
Acronis is a global cyber protection company providing solutions that integrate backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, endpoint management and data protection. Its platform approach is designed to help organizations protect workloads, data, applications and infrastructure across complex digital environments. For industrial companies, cyber protection is increasingly important because connected production systems, remote operations and cloud infrastructure create new dependencies and new risk surfaces. Acronis supports resilience by combining prevention, recovery and operational continuity capabilities in a unified model. In the context of FACTORY 4.0, the company is relevant to discussions about secure digital transformation, ransomware resilience, data availability, business continuity and trusted cloud adoption. Its contribution connects the cybersecurity agenda with the practical needs of organizations that must keep operations running while adopting more connected and automated technologies.
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