AVST Appoints Charles Stevens to Board of Directors
Former Senior Microsoft Executive Brings Global Business Operations and Strategic Sales and Marketing Expertise to AVST Board
FOOTHILL RANCH,
Joining Microsoft in 1984, Stevens held a variety of senior management positions in both the sales and marketing and product development groups throughout Microsoft, with particular emphasis on supporting Microsoft’s business strategy, global expansion, and enterprise sales and marketing initiatives.
“Charles’ extensive background in developing and implementing business strategies for the enterprise solutions market fits perfectly with AVST’s vision of providing best-of-breed unified communications solutions for enterprises on a global scale through the continued expansion of our distribution and technology partnerships,” said AVST’s President & CEO
Stevens most recently worked in various business start-ups in Microsoft, including the Unified Communications Group and before that the Enterprise Storage and Management Group, creating new sales and marketing strategies, including a new sales model for incubation products, comprised of OEMs, VAR channels and technical solutions professionals.
Before that, Stevens was Corporate Vice President for the
From 1994 to 1997, Stevens was Vice President of Microsoft’s Asia region, responsible for sales, marketing, and services for Microsoft’s products in
Before joining Microsoft, Stevens was a Product Manager for Hewlett-Packard Co. in the Office Products Division. A native of
About AVST
The typical enterprise communications infrastructure is made up of a collection of technologies from multiple vendors, acquired over time and never intended to work together. To maximize user and business productivity, while leveraging existing IT investments, interoperability is a must.
AVST delivers the industry's most interoperable Unified Communications (UC) platform that brings best-of-breed voice, mobility and business process solutions to the enterprise. Unlike virtually every other UC vendor, AVST does not constrain customers with a single vendor lock-in approach. In fact, it's the very opposite. By connecting new and existing technologies, AVST frees organizations from the constraints of a closed, single-source UC solution, unlocking the full potential of their communications infrastructure.
With over 15 million users worldwide and three decades of innovation excellence, AVST is unifying communications®.
Headquartered in Orange County, California, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Washington, Victoria B.C., Canada and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST's UC solutions are sold and supported worldwide by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. To learn more about AVST, our products and partners, please visit www.avst.com or you can follow us at Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
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