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San Francisco, CA, USA, Nov 6, 2019 -- Talkdesk, Inc., a cloud contact center for innovative enterprises,  announced the appointment of Vasili Triant as chief strategy officer (CSO), further strengthening the company’s executive management team. Triant will lead the organization in identifying and evaluating large-scale strategic opportunities. He will report directly into Talkdesk chief executive officer (CEO) Tiago Paiva.

Triant joins Talkdesk with more than two decades of leadership in the highly competitive contact center, unified communications (UC) and Software as a Service (SaaS) spaces. He most recently served as general manager and vice president of Cisco’s contact center business globally, where he led product and engineering. During his tenure with Cisco, Triant was responsible for transitioning Cisco’s business from on-premises to cloud. He held prior senior executive positions with Serenova, as CEO, and ShoreTel, as vice president of enterprise sales and advanced technologies.

In this newly created executive leadership role, Triant will oversee execution of Talkdesk business initiatives and identify important investments, corporate development opportunities, partnerships and alliances. As a veteran and visionary of the customer service and telecommunications industry, Triant brings tremendous experience in shaping and refining corporate strategy and position within the global market. He will work closely with Paiva, Talkdesk senior leadership and the company’s board of directors to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan and growth strategy.

"We are building an executive team unlike any in the industry. It’s a team of visionaries, risk-takers and innovators who move fast, do whatever it takes to succeed and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo," said Tiago Paiva, CEO, Talkdesk. "It is an honor to have Vasili Triant, one of the industry’s most well-respected and accomplished strategists, join Talkdesk. Vasili’s appointment marks a critical milestone for the company as we look to new areas of growth and investment. Under his leadership, Talkdesk will be strategically positioned to further enable customers to deliver consistent, effortless, intelligent and personalized customer service experiences."

"The decision to join Talkdesk was an easy one. It really came down to three important things: loving the team I would work with, believing in a product that has the potential to completely disrupt this entire market and being able to shape the trajectory of a company that is undoubtedly one of the greatest innovation stories of our time," said Vasili Triant, CSO, Talkdesk. "I’ve built a great relationship with Tiago over the last few years, and the company’s momentum is unlike anything I’ve seen before in the market."

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Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: https://www.businesswire.com