Alan Masarek, a three-decade software and cloud technology industry veteran, has assumed the dual role of president and CEO at Avaya (NYSE: AVYA). He succeeds Jim Chirico, who departed the company after nearly 15 years of service, and will also serve as a member of the board of directors, Avaya said Thursday. Masarek joins the...

Greg Pelton, most recently the chief product officer of artificial intelligence company Pryon, will join Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) to succeed the retiring Hermon Pon as chief technical officer. Pelton will oversee Iridium’s technology development and engineering functions and technical aspects of its product and service offerings, ...

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Jennifer Chronis, federal vice president of Verizon, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving technology offerings, expanding revenue and partnering with industry leaders to drive digital transformation across the government contracting (GovCon) sector.  This marks Chronis’ first Wash100 Aw...

Jerry Dotson, vice president of public sector at Avaya, wrote in a commentary published Thursday on Defense Systems that Department of Defense leaders should invest in the modernization of unified communications platforms to facilitate collaboration among remote employees, address voice and video challenges and maintain military readiness....

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 6, 2020 — Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) partnered with Avaya to help the Social Security Administration implement the latter's OneCloud communications and collaboration tools suite, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 20....

An investment company offered to acquire Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) in a proposed deal valuing the telecommunications equipment maker at $5B, or more than $20 per share, Reuters reported Monday. The report said Santa Clara, Calif.-based Avaya aims to grow its communications software business and cloud-based technology portfolio. The leveraged buyout offer c...

Kieran McGrath, a more than 30-year technology industry veteran, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) in a move that will take effect on Feb. 15. He will directly report to Avaya President and CEO Jim Chirico and oversee the tech firm’s financial planning, controller organization, t...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 24, 2018 — Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) has unveiled a new feature that works to support public safety communications and first responder operations by providing location data on an emergency caller’s device, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the location reporting technolo...

Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet’s (Nasdaq: FTNT) federal business, has been elected to AFCEA International’s board of directors as vice chairman. Fortna will assist the board chairman in overseeing AFCEA’s affairs and serve on the nonprofit organization’s budget an...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2018 — Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) has announced that Chris McGugan, an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience in communications technology, has rejoined the company as chief technology strategist, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. McGugan will be responsible for assessing customer requirements and mar...