SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 8 April 2019 - Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) ("Poly"), a global communications company that powers human connection and collaboration, today announced recent appointments to the Asia Pacific (APAC) leadership team.
Theappointees report to Pierre-Jean Châlon, who oversees the region as Senior VicePresident, Asia Pacific. They are:
- Bill Zeng, Chief Technology Officer and Directorof Sales Engineering, APAC. Zeng joins Poly from Cisco, where he held the roleof APJ Cloud Collaboration Evangelist for Asia Pacific and Japan.
- Shirish Joshi, Director of Channel Sales andAlliance, APAC. Joshi was previously APAC Director of Channel Sales andAlliance at Polycom.
- Sanjay Sivam, Director, Inside Sales andServices Sales, APAC. Prior to this, Sivam led Polycom's managed servicesbusiness across Asia Pacific.
"Asia Pacific is the engine of the global economy,accounting for 60% of global economic growth. As enterprises and SMEs acrossthe region look to more efficient and effective communications andcollaboration in order to compete for a larger slice of the global trade pie,Poly is well-placed to meet this growing demand for collaboration solutionsthat just work," said Châlon. "No other company has the breadth ofcommunications devices and services that we offer across any platform of choiceto meet our customers' needs. I look forward to working with my team of provenbusiness leaders, to tap on their expertise, and to both reinforce and buildnew relationships with our customers and wide ecosystem of partners, on our journeytowards even greater success in the APAC region. There's no better time thannow to be in the UC&C industry!"
Poly has asignificant presence in Asia Pacific, with multiple offices in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea,Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
About Poly
Poly is a global communications company that powersmeaningful human connection and collaboration. Poly combines legendary audioexpertise and powerful video and conferencing capabilities to overcome thedistractions, complexity and distance that make communication in and out of theworkplace challenging. Poly believes in solutions that make life easier whenthey work together and with ourpartner's services. Our headsets, software, desk phones, audio and videoconferencing, analytics and services are used worldwide and are a leadingchoice for every kind of workspace. For more information, please visit: www.poly.com.
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