SANTA CRUZ, Calif.,
Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Poly (NYSE: PLT) announced today that Yael Zheng, chief marketing officer of Bill.com,
Inc., has been appointed by Poly's Board to serve as a member of
the Board and its Strategy Committee, effective November 12, 2020.
"Yael is a proven go-to-market leader with a wide range of B2B
marketing experience across software, infrastructure and hardware
that will offer invaluable perspective for Poly's business and our
customers," said Dave Shull, chief
executive officer, Poly. "She is joining our Board of Directors at
a critical time as we experience record-level demand and sales, and
return to be a growth company."
Zheng has held leadership roles at numerous Silicon Valley
companies and was instrumental in supporting efforts at these
companies to scale from early stages to post-IPO. She currently
leads marketing to drive awareness, demand, and growth at Bill.com,
a provider of cloud-based software that automates accounts payables
and receivables processes for SMBs and mid-sized companies. Prior
to Bill.com, Zheng built the marketing team from the ground up as a
consultant for Medallia. At VMware, she led the corporate and
worldwide marketing teams where she oversaw key initiatives that
supported the company's hyper growth to a post-IPO, multi-billion
dollar market leader of cloud software.
"Poly has a strong product portfolio, customer base and internal
talent," said Zheng. "As the future of work evolves, Poly faces an
unprecedented opportunity to help impact the lives of people around
the world with premium-grade technology that enables work from
anywhere. I look forward to joining the Board of Directors to
help contribute to the company's success and drive shareholder
value."
Zheng has a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and
Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and an MBA from Haas
School of Business at University of
California, Berkeley.
Zheng becomes the second female director and tenth member of the
Board.
About Poly
Poly (Plantronics, Inc. – formerly Plantronics and Polycom) is a
global communications company that powers meaningful human
connection and collaboration. Poly combines legendary audio
expertise and powerful video and conferencing capabilities to
overcome the distractions, complexity and distance that make
communication challenging. Poly believes in solutions that make
life easier when they work together and with our partners'
services. Poly is one of the global industry leaders offering
headsets, video and audio conferencing, desk phones, analytics
software and services. For more information
visit www.Poly.com.
Poly, the propeller design, and the Poly logo are trademarks of
Plantronics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Mike Iburg
Vice President, Investor Relations
(831) 458-7533
MEDIA CONTACT:
Edie Kissko
Vice President, Poly Communications
(213) 369-3719
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