Former chief executive officer of Splunk brings enterprise technology
leadership experience to company
BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
RingCentral,
Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud
communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today
announced the appointment of Godfrey Sullivan to its board of directors.
Sullivan has served as chairman of the board of directors of Splunk,
Inc., an enterprise software company, since 2011 and previously as
president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Splunk from 2008 to 2015.
“Godfrey brings an impressive background with deep experience working
with highly disruptive enterprise software and cloud companies and
scaling them for success,” said Vlad Shmunis, founder, chairman, and
CEO, RingCentral. “I’m excited to welcome him to our board of directors
as we continue to extend our leadership position in the cloud
communications market. Godfrey’s guidance will be instrumental as we
scale our business globally to meet the communications and collaboration
needs of our enterprise customers.”
"RingCentral has proven its market leadership in an industry
historically dominated by legacy hardware vendors through its innovation
in cloud communications software,” said Sullivan. "I’m honored to join
the company’s board of directors and to contribute to the next phase of
RingCentral’s growth.”
Sullivan has served as a member of the board of directors of
CrowdStrike, Inc. since 2017 and Citrix Systems, Inc. from 2005 to 2018.
He is the former president and CEO of Hyperion Solutions Corporation.
Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor
University.
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise
cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. More
flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, RingCentral
empowers modern mobile and distributed workforces to communicate,
collaborate, and connect from any location, on any device, and via any
mode. RingCentral provides unified voice, video meetings, team
messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact center
solutions for enterprises globally. RingCentral’s open platform
integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily
customize business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont,
California, and has offices around the world.
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