Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 16, 2011
Bryan R. Martin is Chairman and CEO of 8x8, Inc. A seasoned 8x8 executive with more than two decades of service to the company, Mr. Martin has served 8x8 in a variety of corporate and engineering capacities, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering Operations. He has been a Member of 8x8's board of directors since 2001, and he has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2002. Mr. Martin holds 35 U.S. patents in the fields of semiconductors, computer architecture, video processing algorithms, videophones and communications. In November 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Mr. Martin to the California Broadband Task Force for the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, where he currently serves as Chair of the task force's emerging technologies and new applications working group. Mr. Martin was also named one of the "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" by Internet Telephony magazine in October 2006. In addition to his technical knowledge and expertise, Mr. Martin is well versed in industry and business affairs. He has spoken before numerous trade, financial and regulatory organizations, including the FCC; the California Public Utilities Commission; the California State Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee; IEEE; National Emergency Number Association; Association of Police Communication Officers; TechNet; Supercomm; VON; The United States Telecom Association and NGN. Mr. Martin is a Member of the IEEE and Tau Beta Pi, and he earned a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: Please give us a background of 8x8.
Mr. Martin: 8x8 (EGHT) is an established, long-term player in the cloud communications market. We have been focused on selling business communications
