Avaya has appointed Laurent Philonenko as senior vice president of Corporate Strategy and Development – CTO.
Laurent will accelerate the development and execution of Avaya’s short- and long-term growth and engagement strategies.
This apart, Laurent will oversee Avaya Labs, architecture and consulting groups, as well as the Avaya DevConnect developer program and technology partnerships.
Laurent most recently served as vice president, Corporate Strategy and Development for Avaya.
Prior to joining Avaya, Laurent served as vice president and general manager of several business units and as chief technology officer for Cisco’s Collaboration Technology Group, and previously as CEO for Genesys.