Avaya Appoints Rob Theis to Its Board of Directors
November 09 2020 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Avaya (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and
simplify communications and collaboration, today announced that Rob
Theis, General Partner of venture capital firm World Innovation
Lab, has been appointed as an independent member to its Board of
Directors effective November 6, 2020. The appointment will increase
the size of Avaya’s Board to eight members, including seven
independent directors.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Rob Theis to our Board of
Directors. He brings with him valued perspectives and insights on a
range of relevant topics including innovation, entrepreneurship and
growth in the cloud,” said Bill Watkins, Chairman of the Board of
Avaya. “He has considerable experience in supporting strategic
initiatives and identifying opportunities for market
differentiation that align well with Avaya’s objective to increase
shareholder value by advancing our position as a cloud and SaaS
leader.”
Theis serves as independent lead director of, and was nominated
by, RingCentral, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the strategic
partnership the two companies entered into in October 2019. He has
an extensive background in venture capital and has served as a
technology industry executive. Theis has been General Partner of
World Innovation Lab, a venture capital firm, since 2016. Along
with holding leadership roles at venture capital firms, Theis
served on the management teams of technology companies including
New Era Networks, Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics. In
addition to currently serving on the board of directors of
RingCentral, he is a member of the board of directors at the
Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, a museum that curates
stories and artifacts of the information age and computing
revolution.
About Avaya
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everyday millions of those experiences are delivered by Avaya
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA). Avaya is shaping what's next for the
future of work, with innovation and partnerships that deliver
game-changing business benefits. Our cloud communications solutions
and multi-cloud application ecosystem power personalized,
intelligent, and effortless customer and employee experiences to
help achieve strategic ambitions and desired outcomes. Together, we
are committed to help grow your business by delivering Experiences
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