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ShoreTel Appoints Gillant as VP and Managing Director of Asia Pacific [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ShoreTel reported the appointment of Frederic Gillant as vice president and managing director for Asia Pacific. ShoreTel said Gillant, based in Singapore, will lead the company's go-to-market strategy across Asia Pacific with the goals of driving sales, expanding the partner ecosystem, developing new business and managing the sales and marketing operations in the region. According to a release from the company, Gillant, reporting directly to US-based senior vice president of worldwide sales, David Petts, brings 24 years of industry experience to the role with a 14 year working history in Asia Pacific, including Singapore (where he is a permanent resident), Beijing, Taichung (Taiwan) and Kuala Lumpur. His appointment reflects ShoreTel's continued investment in the Asia Pacific region which is a key part of the company's global growth strategy. Petts said, "Frederic's business and leadership experience in the unified communications sector will be instrumental in driving growth for ShoreTel and its partners. He will work closely with our local teams and partner community toward ShoreTel's goals of gaining market share and capitalizing on new market opportunities in the region." Gillant joins ShoreTel from Orange Business Services where he most recently led a team as vice president of unified communications and collaboration. ShoreTel is a provider of IP phone systems and unified communications solutions. More information: www.shoretel.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |