8x8 has named a new Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Customer Officer & Head of Commercial Sales. The cloud communications platform has named Marge Breya as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Samuel Wilson as Chief Customer Officer and Managing Director of EMEA and Homero Salinas as Global Vice President and Head of Commercial Sales.
“8x8 had a very strong quarter ending December 31st and it’s clear that the investments we’ve made this past year in our go-to-market demand engine, channel partner programme and product innovation are paying off,” said Vik Verma, Chief Executive Officer at 8x8, Inc. “Today, we are significantly strengthening our go-to-market and customer operations leadership and aligning the company with improved cost structure and operational efficiencies to deliver on our committed path to profitability. We look forward to providing a detailed business update on our February 4th earnings call.”
Breya joins 8x8 with over 20 years of global leadership in technology business-to-business marketing. As CMO, she oversees both strategy and execution across all global marketing programs, including brand management, product marketing, demand generation, and ecommerce. Prior to 8x8, she most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at MicroStrategy.
In the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer, Wilson manages the complete customer lifecycle globally, including professional services, implementation, customer support and associated enablement teams. In addition, he serves as Managing Director of EMEA, based in London, overseeing the company’s expansion in the UK and Europe.
In addition, 8x8 has promoted Homero Salinas to Global Vice President of Commercial Sales. Salinas has global responsibilities for leading inside sales for the full 8x8 portfolio.
