Acquia today announced the appointment of Christian Hartigan as general manager of Acquia's higher education business. Hartigan will lead the organisation's sales and go-to-market initiatives within the higher education segment. Acquia has extensive expertise delivering innovative web solutions to the higher education market. Colleges and universities are among Acquia's largest market segments, as the company provides cloud solutions and development tools for more than 350 institutions and learning organisations worldwide. With Acquia, institutions can manage hundreds of websites and satisfy rising demand from candidates, students, faculty, staff, and administration with an enterprise-class digital platform that's optimised for high performance. SMU is among Acquia's clients in higher education.