
Polycom has appointed Tim Stone to the position of VP of EMEA Marketing. Stone is tasked with developing marketing campaigns to help drive revenue and adoption of Polycom’s Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions throughout the region. Working closely with Gary Rider, EMEA president, and his executive team, Stone will develop and execute marketing strategies and campaigns designed to support all aspects of Polycom’s commercial activities for sales in the region and help to grow market share. He joins Polycom after holding the position of marketing director for collaboration at CISCO Systems, having previously held senior roles at Lucent and SDX Business Systems. “I am very pleased to have Tim join the leadership team in Europe,” said Rider. “The way we communicate and collaborate is changing rapidly; with Tim’s success as a recognised voice in the video collaboration market, this will be invaluable as we continue to increase adoption of the RealPresence Platform throughout EMEA.”