8x8 Appoints Dejan Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global R&D
February 22 2017 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
Former Vice President of Platform and Cloud at
Splunk Joins 8x8 to Drive Product Innovation
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), the leading provider of global
Enterprise Communications as a Service (ECaaS), today announced the
appointment of Dejan Deklich as Senior Vice President of Global
Research and Development (R&D). Dejan brings extensive
experience leading large, global engineering teams that have
successfully developed enterprise business applications,
Software-as-a-Service solutions and more. As head of global
R&D, Dejan will drive product innovation and excellence for
8x8’s global cloud communications portfolio, positioning the
company for continued growth and success.
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“Strategic product innovation is paramount to solving our
customers’ toughest challenges, which is why I’m excited that Dejan
has joined our team with his laser focus on customer needs,” said
Vik Verma, chief executive officer, 8x8. “I’m confident that with
the expertise and insight Dejan adds to our already phenomenal
team, 8x8 will continue to push the envelope and set new standards
in product excellence delivering world class solutions to
market.”
Dejan most recently served as vice president of Platform and
Cloud at Splunk, where he was in charge of engineering for Splunk®
Enterprise, the company’s core product, in addition to the growth
of Splunk’s next-generation cloud effort. Prior to Splunk, Dejan
was the chief technology officer at Merced Systems, which was
acquired by NICE Systems in 2011. As CTO of Workforce Management,
Dejan was responsible for technology and product vision, strategy
and roadmap, as well as the development of NICE’s cloud strategy
and the company’s evolution to a cloud-based system.
“It’s an honor to join 8x8, a company that plays an essential
role in helping organizations of all sizes communicate and
collaborate to drive increased business productivity and customer
experience,” said Dejan Deklich, senior vice president of Global
R&D, 8x8. “With its differentiated suite of integrated unified
communications and collaboration, contact center, and analytics
capabilities combined with its leading deployment expertise and
reliable high-quality global network, 8x8 is well positioned to
capture a greater share of the cloud communications market.”
Enterprise Communications as a Service8x8's innovative
ECaaS solution brings all real time communications and contact
center services together into one integrated cloud platform,
delivering continuous communications experiences from desktop to
mobile. These solutions enable companies of all sizes to solve
critical business needs and modernize their infrastructure with
world-class business communications, contact center solutions,
conferencing, collaboration and advanced analytics.
About 8x8, Inc.8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted
provider of secure and reliable enterprise cloud communications
solutions to more than 48,000 businesses operating in over 100
countries across six continents. 8x8's out-of-the-box cloud
solutions replace traditional on-premises PBX hardware and
software-based systems with a flexible and scalable Software as a
Service (SaaS) alternative, encompassing cloud business phone
service, contact center solutions, and conferencing. For additional
information, visit www.8x8.com, www.8x8.com/UK or connect with 8x8
on LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.
8x8 is a registered trademark of 8x8, Inc. All other marks are
trademarks of their respective owners.
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