Polycom Appoints Ian Holloway To Grow EMEA Sales Market

LONDON/SLOUGH, UK - 18 Nov 2009 : Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM], the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions, has announced the appointment of Ian Holloway as Vice President sales for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Holloway will be responsible for creating and executing the sales strategies and plans that will drive revenue and market share growth to a leadership position. He will work with the sales management team to ensure the organisation drives Polycom's voice, video, telepresence and service offerings into the market.

Holloway has 26 years industry experience. Before joining Polycom in February 2008 as VP Global Accounts EMEA, he held various leadership positions in Avaya over a ten year period. His final position with Avaya saw him lead the global outsource sales team winning major deals with ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank & Manulife. Prior to Avaya, Holloway spent seven years with Siemens PN and nine years with TR, Mercury and Cable & Wireless.

"Ian has been responsible for growing some of our biggest accounts such as News Corporation, Novartis, EADS, BAE and this new role will see him capitalise on this experience and drive our success in EMEA,” said Steve Leyland, General Manager EMEA at Polycom. “The video and voice market has never been stronger and I'm confident that with Ian leading our sales teams we will be able to significantly grow our market share away from that of our competitors."

"Our industry continues to be an exciting place to be and I'm very much looking forward to leading the sales business forward in EMEA," said Holloway. "We are building a high-touch sales team to ensure our customers, channels, service providers and system integrators get the best possible access to Polycom and to help us collectively execute more efficiently."

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Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) is the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a visionary in communications that empower people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Visit www.polycom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter @AllAboutPolycom.

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