Polycom appoints Eric Brown as COO

Polycom has appointed Eric Brown as the chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and executive VP of the company, effective from Feburary 21, 2012.

Brown in his dual roles as CFO and COO, will be reporting to the company's president and CEO Andy Miller.

He will manage all financial, operational, and IT functions at Polycom, which are being consolidated under one leader for greater efficiency and scale, as the company seeks to accelerate its momentum, and grow faster than the overall UC market.

With this appointment, Mike Kourey will be retiring from his position as EVP and CFO of the company, in order to pursue other opportunities.

Brown previously served Electronic Arts (EA) as CFO and executive VP, and played a key role in harnessing advances in wireless and mobile technologies. Prior to EA, he held the position of COO and CFO at McAfee.

''With Eric on board, we can put even more focus on innovation, and I look forward to spending additional time with customers and focusing on our long-term strategy. Eric brings deep knowledge of enterprise software and delivering software through mobile, social, and cloud-based models, all of which are integral to Polycom's software strategy,'' said Andy Miller, president and CEO, Polycom.

''With Polycom's software strategy, open platform approach, broad ecosystem of partners, and strong brand loyalty among its huge installed base, I believe the company is ideally poised to capitalize on this new model,'' said Brown.