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8x8 Names Go-to-Market Execs to Fuel Next Stage of Growth
New Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Customer Officer & Head of Commercial Sales To Build on Market Success SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 8x8, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Customer Officer & Head of Commercial Sales To Build on Market Success\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\n8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform, today announced the appointment of Marge Breya as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Samuel Wilson as Chief Customer Officer and Managing Director of EMEA and Homero Salinas as Global Vice President and Head of Commercial Sales.\n\n\n“8x8 had a very strong quarter ending December 31 and it’s clear that the investments we’ve made this past year in our go-to-market demand engine, channel partner program and product innovation are paying off,” said Vik Verma, Chief Executive Officer at 8x8, Inc. “Today we are significantly strengthening our go-to-market and customer operations leadership and aligning the company with improved cost structure and operational efficiencies to deliver on our committed path to profitability. We look forward to providing a detailed business update on our February 4th earnings call.”\n\n\nThe Next Generation of Cloud Communications is Upon Us\n\n\n“Today companies expect a seamless experience from voice to video to sharing -- whether in a meeting, an application or contact center. And without artificial internal or external boundaries,” continued Verma. “This market is a race to the cloud and we are uniquely positioned with the platform to make it happen. Our X Series product suite is the only integrated, single-stack technology platform in the market. Marge, Sam and Homero’s leadership will help us to further accelerate the business and capture the hearts, minds and wallets of partners, customers and prospects worldwide.”\n\n\nBreya joins 8x8 with over 20 years of global leadership in technology business-to-business marketing. As CMO, she oversees both strategy and execution across all global marketing programs, including brand management, product marketing, demand generation, and ecommerce. Prior to 8x8, she most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at MicroStrategy. Breya has held Chief Marketing or executive operating roles at Informatica, SAP, Hewlett-Packard Company, BEA Systems, and Business Objects. She is also an independent director on the boards of LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD) and privately-held NS1. Breya recei...