CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform, today announced the appointment of Walt Weisner as Chief Customer Officer, effective today, reporting to CEO Dave Sipes. Weisner is a seasoned customer care leader in the SaaS industry, who will be responsible for the end-to-end experience for 8×8 customers globally, overseeing professional services, implementation, and customer support and enablement.


“We are committed to being a Customer First, Product First, Team First company that helps organizations unify employee and customer communications as they shift to a hybrid work model,” said Dave Sipes, CEO of 8×8, Inc. “Walt brings to 8×8 an unparalleled track record developing and scaling best-in-class service and support teams. He will play a pivotal role in ensuring our customers successfully achieve their communications, collaboration and engagement goals using the 8×8 integrated cloud contact center and employee cloud communications product.”

Prior to 8×8, Weisner held senior management positions leading high-performing global customer care and support operations at cloud and Software as a Services companies, including BlueJeans Network by Verizon, RingCentral and WebEx.

“Providing a great customer experience is top priority for high-growth SaaS companies, especially in the dynamic cloud contact center and communications market,” said Walt Weisner, Chief Customer Officer at 8×8, Inc. “8×8’s industry-leading product innovation and integrated cloud platform are delivering a truly differentiated value proposition for organizations, and I am looking forward to taking 8×8’s global customer care organization to the next level at this key juncture in the market.”

About 8×8, Inc.

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of contact center, voice communications, video, chat and API solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8×8 empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights across all interactions and channels so they can delight end-customers and accelerate their business. For additional information, visit www.8×8.com, or follow 8×8 on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Contacts

8×8, Inc. Contacts:

Media:
John Sun, 1-408-692-7054

john.sun@8×8.com

Investor Relations:
Victoria Hyde-Dunn, 1-669-333-5200

victoria.hyde-dunn@8×8.com