Ben Nowacky Chief Product Officer, Axcient

Axcient, Inc. has promoted Ben Nowacky to chief product officer (CPO).

He is responsible for the strategic direction of the product and development organizations with a focus on delivering value to partners through innovation.

“Ben has had an incredible impact on partners and the channel ecosystem by developing and releasing innovations like x360Recover Direct-to-Cloud,” said David Bennett, CEO. “His elevation to CPO is well-deserved and a testament to his ongoing commitment to Axcient’s vision to protect everything for businesses with powerful backup and disaster recovery solutions. We are thrilled to recognize his exceptional leadership and many accomplishments through the promotion.”

After joining Axcient in 2019 as SVP of product, Nowacky and his team introduced several innovations, including:
• x360Recover Direct-to-Cloud – providing MSPs easy-to-use, cloud-based disaster recovery capabilities for all their business use cases, without the expense and complexity of appliances
• AutoVerify – technology that automatically verifies the integrity of backups and assures confidence in business continuity
• AirGap – separates requests to delete data from the mechanics of data deletion so that even if attacks like ransomware breach security layers, data is safe
• An accelerated product development and release cycle to get more quality solutions to market and help MSPs address revolving data protection and security needs