Innovative providers of cloud meeting, collaboration, and contact centre solutions, 8x8 are welcoming a new professional to their team this spring. The company, responsible for supporting over a million business users around the world, announced that former channel leader for the Westcon Group and CenturyLink, Bill Corbin will be joining their team.
As a channel industry veteran with plenty of background knowledge in the industry, Corbin will be bringing his experience to the 8x8 team in the newly-created position of SVP for Channels and Alliances. He'll be reporting to the CEO, Vikram Verma, and Bill will be responsible for accelerating the current momentum and growth of the channel. Additionally, 8x8 hope that Corbin will be successful in driving adoption for the new "X Series" - a next-generation enterprise system for intelligence and business engagement.
Building on the Channel Program
Over the past year, interest in the 8x8 global channel program has seen significant adoption. In fact, according to performance reports, in the third quart of Fiscal 2018, 6 out of the top 10 deals completed by 8x8 were contributed to the business by channel partners. Additionally, channel bookings for the business increased by a rate of 50% year-over-year. CRN has also given the 8x8 channel partner program a five-star rating in their 2018 Partner Program guide.
According to the CEO for 8x8, Vik Verma, Bill should be a fantastic addition to the team, with 27 years of experience successfully helping companies to find new routes to market. Verma believes that Corbin's leadership will help 8x8 to assist partners and joint customers in accomplishing incredible things during the next stage of the enterprise communications evolution.
Responding to an Evolving Market
As demand from the enterprise and midmarket segments continue to accelerate, with increased interest in cloud communication solutions, 8x8 believe that an increased focus on their channel services will help them to excel in the industry.
