--- title: rankingCoach Welcomes Jan-Jaap Jager to Board of Directors description: Acronis CRO Jan-Jaap Jager joins rankingCoach’s Board to support international expansion and drive the company’s next phase of growth. image: https://blog.rankingcoach.com/hubfs/rankingcoach_fireworks_sharp.png --- [![rankingcoach](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/RankingCoach_April2021/images/rC-logo-color-medium.svg "rankingcoach")](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us) - [Features](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/features?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Pricing](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/pricing?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Partners](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/partners?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Blog](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en) - [English](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/newsroom/rankingcoach-welcomes-jan-jaap-jager-board) - [Deutsch](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/de/newsroom/rankingcoach-begruesst-jan-jaap-jager-im-vorstand) - [Español](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/es/newsroom/rankingcoach-da-la-bienvenida-jan-jaap-jager-consejo) - [Français](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/fr/newsroom/rankingcoach-accueille-jan-jaap-jager-conseil) - [Italiano](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/it/newsroom/rankingcoach-accoglie-jan-jaap-jager-consiglio) - [Nederlands](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/nl/newsroom/rankingcoach-verwelkomt-jan-jaap-jager-bestuur) - [Polski](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/pl/newsroom/rankingcoach-wita-jan-jaap-jager-rada) - [Português](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/pt/newsroom/rankingcoach-da-boas-vindas-jan-jaap-jager-conselho) English Back Close - [Home](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Features](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/features?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Pricing](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/pricing?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Partners](https://www.rankingcoach.com/en-us/partners?utm_source=rc_blog) - [Blog](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en) [Back to blog](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/en/newsroom) Share on: # rankingCoach Welcomes Jan-Jaap Jager to Board of Directors 27 Jun, 2017 ![rankingCoach celebration graphic with fireworks and company logo.](https://blog.rankingcoach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/rankingcoach_fireworks_sharp.png?width=960&height=540&name=rankingcoach_fireworks_sharp.png) - **rankingCoach appointed Jan-Jaap Jager to its Board of Directors, bringing extensive leadership experience from major software companies such as Acronis, Microsoft, and Parallels.** - **His expertise will support rankingCoach’s growth, market expansion, and product development during a key phase of the company’s international expansion.** **Cologne, Germany, 27/06/2017** — Following major investment and expansion in the first part of the year, rankingCoach gears up for the second part of 2017 by welcoming Jan-Jaap Jager to their Board of Directors. With extensive experience in several major software companies, Jager is an industry leader with a proven growth record and diverse success. As a member of the Board, Jager will provide invaluable industry knowledge, software experience and seasoned governance to the rapidly expanding rankingCoach team, particularly in the areas of market and product expansion.  **“We warmly welcome JJ to our Board of Directors as one of the leading and sharpest minds in the industry. His range of experience in the software industry and global business acumen make him an invaluable asset to us as we enter the most demanding and exciting period of our company development.”** — Daniel Wette, CEO of rankingCoach. **“I am honoured to be joining rankingCoach’s Board at such a key developmental moment for the business. I am committed to supporting their success with my experience, and contributing to its upcoming growth and expansion.”**— Jan-Jaap Jager, Board Member of rankingCoach. Jager is currently Chief Revenue Officer for Acronis, the leading hybrid cloud protection company, offering complete and affordable data protection for all files and systems. With over 5 million customers across 145 markets worldwide, Jager is responsible for a huge network of customers, partners and businesses around the globe. Prior to Acronis, Jager held senior management roles at Microsoft, Parallels and Intergenia AG, giving him an almost unparalleled range of skills and experience in the industry. ——— **About rankingCoach** rankingCoach offers an online marketing suite that enables small and medium businesses to quickly and easily optimize their websites themselves - even without large marketing budgets or expertise in online marketing. rankingCoach is now available in 28 countries and 13 languages. Founded in 2012 by Daniel Wette, Marius Gerdan, and Thomas Meierkord, the company's headquarters is in Cologne and has multiple locations in Romania. 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