Highlights 8x8 focus on advanced engineering and product development
initiatives to lead industry with next generation cloud communications
technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), the world's first Communications Cloud
provider, today announced it has promoted Dejan Deklich to executive
vice president and chief product officer, where he will now be
responsible for overseeing the company's engineering, product management
and DevOps efforts. The alignment of these functions under Deklich
enables 8x8 to bring all product innovation and development under one
umbrella, globally, from gathering customer requirements and product
management all the way through to engineering and service delivery,
increasing velocity and efficiency throughout the company to deliver
customers the most advanced enterprise cloud communications solutions
available.
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"This is a significant transition for 8x8 as we align our product and
innovation teams to ensure we're nimble and responsive to quickly meet
the business communications, collaboration and customer engagement needs
of global midmarket and enterprise companies," said Vikram Verma, CEO,
8x8. "As we streamline the organizational structure, we can better
deliver solutions and services that eliminate communications silos, so
businesses can run smarter and faster to deliver a game-changing
customer experience."
This news comes on the heels of 8x8
building out its engineering team, recruiting from some of the
most-respected technology companies in the industry. The structural
changes and recent new hires are evidence of 8x8's focus on accelerating
its strategy to develop a truly unified cloud communications platform
across voice, video, messaging, collaboration, and contact center. This
company commitment to engineering and product development has resulted
in recent industry accolades, including 8x8 named a Leader in the 2017 Gartner
Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide[1]
for the sixth year in a row, and ranked by The Tolly Group as delivering
superior cloud communications voice quality across the globe, when
tested against leading Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS)
providers.
As part of the transition, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Analytics
and Corporate Development, Darren Hakeman, who formerly oversaw the
product management and product operations teams, will now oversee
corporate development. Hakeman's new role will include defining and
driving 8x8's long-term corporate strategy as well as leading 8x8's
company-wide digital transformation to accelerate the company's next
phase of growth and innovation.
"Our engineering team is scaling globally to meet the challenging
business requirements of our growing midmarket and enterprise customer
base," said Deklich, executive vice president and chief product officer,
8x8. "We're committed to solving fragmentation and breaking down the
communications silos that impact our customers' businesses. Our products
enable fast-paced companies to engage employees and customers by making
it possible to bring the collective power of the enterprise to every
connection."
The 8x8 Communications Cloud™ combines unified communications (8x8
Virtual Office®), collaboration (8x8 Virtual Office Meetings®), team
messaging (8x8 Sameroom™), contact center (8x8 Virtual Contact Center®
and 8x8 ContactNow™) and real-time analytics in a single open platform
that integrates across clouds, applications and devices.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the provider of
the world's first Communications Cloud that combines unified
communications, team collaboration, contact center, and analytics in a
single, open and real-time platform. 8x8 eliminates information silos to
expose vital, real-time intelligence across multiple clouds,
applications and devices to improve individual and team productivity,
business performance and customer experience. For additional
information, visit www.8x8.com, or
connect with 8x8 on LinkedIn,
Twitter, Google+
and Facebook.
[1] Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service,
Worldwide" by Daniel O'Connell, Bern Elliot, Rafael A Benitez, September
6, 2017.
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