Polycom Expands Australian Team with Key Sales Executive Appointment for Queensland
Gavin Douglas appointed to the role of Regional Sales Manager for Queensland with a focus on driving local market growth in the healthcare sector
Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced the appointment of Mr. Gavin Douglas to the role of Regional Sales Manager for Queensland. As Polycom’s first dedicated territory manager for Queensland, Mr. Douglas’ appointment consolidates national sales coverage in Australia. In his new role, Mr. Douglas is responsible for relationships with existing and new customers, as well as Polycom’s channel network in Queensland, with the goal of increasing market growth and customer adoption of Polycom solutions.
Prior to this role, Mr. Douglas worked at Microsoft Corporation, one of Polycom’s strategic partners, where he held positions across sales, partner management and channel development. He also managed key accounts including Microsoft’s relationship with the Queensland State Government, before spending two years as an alliance partner manager working with Microsoft’s enterprise partners. Mr. Douglas was also responsible for establishing a series of new licensing frameworks designed to improve customer satisfaction.
Most recently, Mr. Douglas was national sales manager, Health & Human Services at Microsoft. Mr. Douglas’s expertise in this area will help Polycom grow in the healthcare sector.
Commenting on Mr. Douglas’ appointment, Polycom Asia Pacific Vice President, Mr. Michael Chetner said, “Gavin has over a decade of managerial experience and a strong set of healthcare credentials acquired over a number of years working in the public sector. Gavin brings with him a deep understanding of Polycom’s strategic partnership with Microsoft, coupled with extensive expertise in the healthcare sector in Australia. We are confident he will be a driving force in achieving our objectives for the Australian market.”
“Queensland is a growth market for Polycom, and success here is key to maintaining Polycom’s lead in standards-based unified communications,” said Mr. Douglas. “I look forward to working closely with Polycom’s customers and partners to transform business in Australia with Polycom’s unprecedented combination of HD video, voice and content across the enterprise and beyond, from the immersive room to the conference room and to laptops and tablets.”
About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) solutions for telepresence, video, and voice powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform. The RealPresence Platform interoperates with the broadest range of business, mobile, and social applications and devices. More than 400,000 organisations trust Polycom solutions to collaborate and meet face-to-face from any location for more productive and effective engagement with colleagues, partners, customers, and prospects. Polycom, together with its broad partner ecosystem, provides customers with the best TCO, scalability, and security – on-premises, hosted, or cloud delivered. Visit www.polycom.com.au or connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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2011 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM, the Polycom “Triangles” logo and the names and marks associated with Polycom’s products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Prior to this role, Mr. Douglas worked at Microsoft Corporation, one of Polycom’s strategic partners, where he held positions across sales, partner management and channel development. He also managed key accounts including Microsoft’s relationship with the Queensland State Government, before spending two years as an alliance partner manager working with Microsoft’s enterprise partners. Mr. Douglas was also responsible for establishing a series of new licensing frameworks designed to improve customer satisfaction.
Most recently, Mr. Douglas was national sales manager, Health & Human Services at Microsoft. Mr. Douglas’s expertise in this area will help Polycom grow in the healthcare sector.
Commenting on Mr. Douglas’ appointment, Polycom Asia Pacific Vice President, Mr. Michael Chetner said, “Gavin has over a decade of managerial experience and a strong set of healthcare credentials acquired over a number of years working in the public sector. Gavin brings with him a deep understanding of Polycom’s strategic partnership with Microsoft, coupled with extensive expertise in the healthcare sector in Australia. We are confident he will be a driving force in achieving our objectives for the Australian market.”
“Queensland is a growth market for Polycom, and success here is key to maintaining Polycom’s lead in standards-based unified communications,” said Mr. Douglas. “I look forward to working closely with Polycom’s customers and partners to transform business in Australia with Polycom’s unprecedented combination of HD video, voice and content across the enterprise and beyond, from the immersive room to the conference room and to laptops and tablets.”
About Polycom
Polycom is the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC) solutions for telepresence, video, and voice powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform. The RealPresence Platform interoperates with the broadest range of business, mobile, and social applications and devices. More than 400,000 organisations trust Polycom solutions to collaborate and meet face-to-face from any location for more productive and effective engagement with colleagues, partners, customers, and prospects. Polycom, together with its broad partner ecosystem, provides customers with the best TCO, scalability, and security – on-premises, hosted, or cloud delivered. Visit www.polycom.com.au or connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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2011 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM, the Polycom “Triangles” logo and the names and marks associated with Polycom’s products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
