NewsUC&C4 May 2023 · 1 min read

Exclusive: Avaya CEO on Chapter 11, Tough Decisions and the Company's Future

Why Avaya’s Chapter 11 exit matters for buyers: CEO Alan Maserak outlines debt restructuring, Avaya Experience Platform, RingCentral, Avaya Cloud Office and clo

David Dungay

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At this year’s Channel Partners Conference and Expo 2023, David Dungay, Editor in Chief from UC Today interviewed Alan Maserak, CEO at Avaya on their recent emergence from Chapter 11 on May 1st and the road ahead for its employees, partners and customers.

In the session, Alan explains:

Chapter 11 update and debt restructuring
Avaya’s tough decisions
Financial and investment strategy - people, products, brand and distribution
Product roadmap and go-to-market; Avaya Experience Platform, on-premise, hybrid and public cloud products and migration strategies “Innovation without Disruption”
Avaya’s relationship with RingCentral and the future of Avaya Cloud Office (public UCaaS)
Channel partner conversations at Channel Partners Conference and Expo 2023 event - modernizing and monetizing Avaya customers
Growth ambitions and new board of directors 
Will Avaya eventually sell or IPO?
Outgoing message to customers, partners and employees