Polycom appoints Minhaj Zia as MD, India and SAARC

Polycom(NASDAQ:PLCM) has announced appointment of Minhaj Zia as Managing Director, India & SAARC. Minhaj will be responsible for leading Polycom’s growth and revenue share in the region and drive new opportunities in the company’s key South Asian markets.

In his new role, Minhaj’s chief focus for India and SAARC will be to drive growth by addressing the needs of the video conferencing market in the region. He joins Polycom with extensive technology and sales leadership competencies and will look to build on the strengths of established local teams. Working with Polycom’s extensive partner network, Minhaj will also concentrate on enhancing business development and customer relationship management.

Michael Alp, President, Polycom Asia-Pacific, stated, On a global and regional scale, India is a crucial market for Polycom with remarkable potential for further growth. I am extremely pleased that Minhaj has joined us as a key member of our highly experienced leadership team in Asia. His strength in developing strategic action plans, drawing upon his significant knowledge of our industry and leveraging established relationships, will ensure we deliver the very best collaboration solutions for our customers.

I am delighted to be joining Polycom at such an exciting time for the industry. The role of technology to enable collaboration has become crucial, as organizations see the benefits of a more connected and productive workforce. I am passionate about identifying and understanding a customer’s unique requirements to ensure we help them achieve their business objectives and that they maximize their investment in our UC & C solutions, said Minhaj.

In his previous roles, Minhaj served as Sales Director for Cisco’s UC Collaboration business in India & SAARC and has led sales teams for Avaya and Alcatel.