RingCentral Appoints Jose Antonio Rios, Chief Administrative Officer and International President of Global Crossing, to its Board of Directors.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- RingCentral(R) today announced that Jose Antonio Rios, chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive of Global Crossing (Nasdaq:GLBCE), and president of Global Crossing International, has joined the company's board of directors. "We are honored to add such a seasoned, internationally renowned executive to our team," said Vlad Shmunis, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of RingCentral, Inc. "We share a mutual vision of creating an advanced and valuable communications solution with a worldwide footprint. Jose Antonio is a global leader in this field and we're excited to have him play such a meaningful role on our team." Jose Antonio Rios added, "RingCentral has a strong legacy and a bright future. The company's product line has proven to be indispensable for existing and prospective subscribers, and its product functionality will be in increasing demand as communications needs evolve. I am excited to be able to help guide the organization towards the fulfillment of its global telecommunications strategy." A proven leader in the telecommunications, media and entertainment industries, Mr. Rios brings to the RingCentral board more than 30 years of international experience and leadership. In addition to his corporate responsibilities as chief administrative officer and international president of Global Crossing, Mr. Rios serves as a director of several Global Crossing affiliates worldwide. He also serves on the boards of directors of Claxson Interactive Group Inc., Fundacion Pais Digital (Digital Nation Foundation), and Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. Advisor. Mr. Rios is also an advisor and partner in Navidad Real Estate Holding in Florida, and of H2V H2V Halo 2 for Windows Vista (gaming) H2V Hydrogen Vehicle Entertainment in Montreal, Canada. Prior to joining Global Crossing in 2001, Mr. Rios served as president and CEO of Telefonica Media as well as chairman of Atento. He was one of the seven members of Telefonica's Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rios was the founding president and chief executive officer of DIRECTV Latin America, a vice president and permanent member of the management committee of Hughes Electronics, and corporate vice president and first non-family member to serve as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the Cisneros Group The Cisneros Group of Companies is one of the largest, privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. The Group owns or holds interests in companies ranging from broadcast television, networks and pay television businesses of Companies. While at Cisneros, Mr. Rios was also a founding member of the company's worldwide executive committee and served as president or board member in more than 60 Cisneros affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . A native of Venezuela, Mr. Rios holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas. About RingCentral, Inc. Founded in 1993, RingCentral provides telephony solutions through their software and Internet-enhanced services. To date, more than 25 million users have saved on their communications costs, expanded their reach and simplified their communications infrastructure by using RingCentral products and services. The company's flagship offering, RingCentral Online, is a hosted telecommunications service designed to offer small businesses the functionality and flexibility normally reserved for large companies at a high price tag. Plans include toll free and regionally local phone numbers, business quality voicemail, dynamic call forwarding, Internet fax, as well as a host of powerful personalization and notification options. As a customers' business grows, additional full-featured extensions, each with voicemail, fax, and call forwarding and notification rules, can be added turning RingCentral Online into a powerful Hosted PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). solution. The appointment of Jose Antonio Rios to the Board of Directors of RingCentral is yet another step in the continued commitment of the company to become a leader in the hosted telecommunications services space. To materialize RingCentral's strategy Mr. Rios joins other Board members, including Mr. Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral's Chairman & CEO and Mr. Eduardo A. Hauser, Executive Vice President and Founder of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Latin America (Nasdaq:AOLA AOLA America Online Latin America ). RingCentral and RingCentral Online are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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