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Brian J. Kelly Appointed CEO of snom

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snom has announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Brian J. Kelley as chief executive officer (CEO). Kelley had previously been managing snom’s business in the Americas.

As CEO, Kelley will be responsible for expanding snom’s market presence and leading its growth in all its core markets along with Michael Knieling, COO and Usman Tahir, CTO, in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. He will build on snom’s strong foundation as a leading developer of standards-based IP phones and communications devices for the business market. Today snom has a comprehensive lineup of SIP-based business phones and Microsoft Lync Qualified phones, among other products.

“The worldwide VoIP and Unified Communications markets are growing by double digits as businesses seek to reduce telecom costs and leverage the productivity enhancing features of these voice-driven IP communications services,” said Kelley. “snom has established a strong foothold in this highly competitive market and is well positioned to take advantage of these growing opportunities.”

“snom is committed to being at the forefront of IP-based voice communications and I look forward to growing our international presence and delivering a new generation of innovative business communications products,” continued Kelley. “This starts with a relentless focus on the customer and working with our technology and channel partners to introduce collaborative-based products and services that deliver a high degree of value to our business customers.”

As chief executive officer of snom, Kelley will join the snom Vorstand, the company’s Managing Board, and will report to the company’s Supervisory Board.