The Lancer Group places Scott Sampson as Senior Vice President of Sales at 8×8, the leading provider of truly unified communications
SAN JOSE, CA – The Lancer Group places Scott Sampson as Senior Vice President of Midmarket & Enterprise Sales of 8×8 (NASDAQ: EGHT; LTM Rev: $262M; MKT CAP: $1.1B), the leading provider of truly unified communications.
Scott brings to 8×8 over 25 years of experience in sales leadership and executive management positions for global software and technology corporations. In this new role, Scott is responsible for driving all efforts to expand global midmarket and enterprise sales with a focus on developing and leveraging channel relationships to drive this consultative sales business.
Most recently, Scott served as Chief Revenue Officer of NewVoiceMedia, a provider of cloud contact center solutions, where he had global responsibility for all the company’s sales, channel and marketing functions. Prior to NewVoiceMedia, Scott was the Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Customer Success, Analytics Platform, a $6.5B revenue business, at IBM. Over the course of his tenure at IBM, he led organizations ranging in size from 150 to 4,000 sales professionals, and was consistently ranked in the top one percent of global executive leadership.
He holds an MBA from MIT and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northeastern University.
About The Lancer Group
The Lancer Group is a leading retained executive search firm that is trusted by private equity firms, their portfolio companies and public corporations to deliver high-impact leaders. The firm specializes in board-driven search mandates including CEOs, CFOs, C-suite executives and board directors as well as private equity investment professionals and operating partners. The Lancer Group has provided strategic counsel to clients across a range of industries and has particular expertise in technology, industrial, energy, healthcare and consumer markets.
With relationships at over 50 of the top 100 private equity firms, The Lancer Group provides a range of pre-deal private equity advisory services beyond traditional executive search. These services include deal origination, diligence support and introductions to “backable” executives.
Founded in 1998, The Lancer Group is privately held and operates from offices across North America and Australia (www.thelancergroup.com).
About 8×8
8×8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), the leading provider of truly unified communications, powers over a million business users worldwide. The 8×8 suite of products seamlessly weaves together cloud telephony, messaging, meetings and contact center solutions with a data analytics platform, helping modern organizations communicate at the speed of employee and customer expectations. 8×8 uniquely combines one unified management platform, one seamless communications experience for employees and customers, and one real-time data analytics platform for constant learning and improvement. For additional information, visit www.8×8.com
Firm Contacts
Scott Dunklee
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2860
scott.dunklee@thelancergroup.com
Michael Misiaszek
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2868
michael.misiaszek@thelancergroup.com
Liliana Corona
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2874
liliana.corona@thelancergroup.com