Paul Clark has stepped in as VP and MD of Plantronics' Europe and Africa business, taking over from Philip Vanhoutte who exits this month following a 12 year stint with the firm. Clark previously led the Northern and Eastern Europe, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions.
"Paul has deep knowledge of our business, customers and partners and his strengths in global collaboration position him well to help take our company to the next level," said Ken Kannappan, President and CEO, Plantronics.
Clark added: "With the inexorable rise of professional and personal communications, where we are increasingly finding ourselves time-poor, it is exciting to lead a business committed to helping people improve their connected lives."
Clark joined Plantronics in 1994 and became EMEA Marketing Director, spearheading the launch of an international reseller programme and Plantronics' consumer business.
Clark was also instrumental in launching the Plantronics Connect Partner Programme in the Russian and Eastern European markets.
He has also held a number of executive positions in sales, product management and marketing across the consumer, SMB and enterprise segments.
Clark holds a first class honours degree in Electronic Engineering and a business administration degree from Durham University. He also studied strategic marketing management at Harvard Business School.