Mitel has pulled in Silicon Valley vet Tarun Loomba as EVP of Unified Communications Products and Solutions with a remit to lead the product strategy and delivery for Mitel’s private cloud, hybrid cloud and on-site solutions.
He was previously EVP of Products and Solutions at Polycom, now known as Poly.
Loomba held prior senior leadership roles at Seagate Technology, ParAccel, Armanta and SanDisk.
At SanDisk he led the company’s $1bn client storage solutions business as VP & GM of Client Storage and Custom Flash Solutions.
He has also held senior roles in product management, marketing and engineering at Cisco.
“The world of work looks very different today than even a few years ago," stated Mitel President and CEO Mary McDowell.
"Increased mobility, the cloud and other emerging technologies are enabling new, more seamless ways for teams to communicate and collaborate with each other and their customers.
“Tarun brings a breadth of technology experience and a deep knowledge of how to successfully navigate markets in transition.”