{"id":289334,"date":"2020-04-29T06:53:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/?post_type=announcements&#038;p=289334"},"modified":"2020-04-29T06:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T13:53:21","slug":"genesys-expands-executive-team-with-proven-saas-executives","status":"publish","type":"announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/company\/newsroom\/announcements\/genesys-expands-executive-team-with-proven-saas-executives","title":{"rendered":"Genesys Expands Executive Team with Proven SaaS Executives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572299908147{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;pre_h1&#8243;]04\/28\/2020[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Genesys Expands Executive Team with Proven SaaS Executives<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><em>Company adds new <\/em><em>chief people officer Eva Majercsik and bolsters Multicloud Solutions with John Hernandez as Genesys Multicloud CX SVP\/GM and Raj Patel as SVP of cloud engineering and operations<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572297878492{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>FRIMLEY, UK <\/strong>\u2014 <strong>April 28, 2020 <\/strong>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\">Genesys<\/a>\u00ae, the global leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/solutions\/customer-service?utm_source=prnewswire&amp;utm_medium=pr&amp;utm_campaign=pr_GenesysCloudPricing_20200218\">cloud customer experience<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/customer-migrations\">contact center solutions<\/a>, today announced three strategic additions to its executive team, including Eva Majercsik as chief people officer (CPO). To strengthen its Multicloud Solutions business unit, the company also named John Hernandez as senior vice president and general manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/genesys-engage\">Genesys Multicloud CX<\/a>\u2122 and Raj Patel as senior vice president of cloud engineering and operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are truly excited to welcome three new world-class executives with such deep expertise in global technology, SaaS and customer experience to the Genesys team. Eva, John and Raj join the company at a pivotal moment as we further accelerate our positive cloud growth trajectory,\u201d said Tony Bates, chief executive officer (CEO) of Genesys. \u201cTogether, these leaders provide valuable perspectives to help further develop and grow our employee base, deliver innovation, and support our customers so we can continue outperforming the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New CPO Eva Majercsik to align people and business strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As CPO, Majercsik leads all global programs designed to support and enhance the employee experience at Genesys. Majercsik reports directly to Bates, overseeing organisational and leadership initiatives, culture and engagement, total rewards, and talent acquisition, retention and development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Majercsik brings more than 25 years of professional experience in human resources, services and sales. Prior to Genesys, Majercsik was global head of HR for 3D printing and digital manufacturing at HP Inc. Earlier in her career, she served as global director of HR for Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft and spent more than 20 years at IBM, where she held several positions in the HR and Global Services organisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Hernandez and Raj Patel to propel Genesys Multicloud Solutions forward <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez and Patel join to help the company continue to grow and scale the Genesys Multicloud Solutions unit. Both leaders report to Barry O\u2019Sullivan, executive vice president and general manager for Genesys Multicloud Solutions, comprised of Genesys Multicloud CX and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/pureconnect\">PureConnect<\/a>\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the senior vice president and general manager of Genesys Multicloud CX, Hernandez is responsible for leading all aspects of the business, including product management and research and development. He brings 30 years of experience directing growth strategies, global expansions, and organisational and client service excellence for several companies, including serving as CEO of Selligent and chief operating officer of Salesforce ServiceCloud. Previously, Hernandez was vice president and general manager of the contact center business unit within Cisco\u2019s Collaboration division.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patel now serves as senior vice president of cloud engineering and operations. In this role, he leads the Multicloud Solutions business unit\u2019s cloud operations and DevOps organisations. Patel brings 30 years of experience in engineering and product management for companies including Workday, Symantec, Pinterest, Salesforce and Cisco, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Genesys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every year,\u00a0Genesys\u00ae delivers more than 70 billion remarkable customer experiences for organisations in over 100 countries.\u00a0Through the power\u00a0of\u00a0the cloud\u00a0and AI,\u00a0our technology\u00a0connects\u00a0every customer moment\u00a0across\u00a0marketing,\u00a0sales\u00a0and\u00a0service on any channel,\u00a0while also improving employee experiences.\u00a0Genesys\u00a0pioneered Experience as a\u00a0Service<sup>SM<\/sup>\u00a0so organisations of any size can provide true personalisation at scale,\u00a0interact with empathy, and\u00a0foster customer trust\u00a0and\u00a0loyalty. This is\u00a0enabled\u00a0by\u00a0Genesys Cloud<sup>TM<\/sup>, an all-in-one solution and the\u202fworld\u2019s leading public cloud contact center platform,\u202fdesigned for rapid innovation, scalability and flexibility. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\">www.genesys.com\/en-gb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a92020 Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Genesys, Genesys Cloud, Experience as a Service, and the Genesys logo are trademarks and\/or registered trademarks of Genesys. All other company names and logos may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Genesys<\/p>\n<p>Janne Virtanen<br \/>\nSenior Public Relations Manager &#8211; EMEA<br \/>\nTel.: +44 7408 885 099<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:janne.virtanen@genesys.com\">janne.virtanen@genesys.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572299908147{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;pre_h1&#8243;]04\/28\/2020[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Genesys Expands Executive Team with Proven SaaS Executives Company adds new chief people officer Eva Majercsik and bolsters Multicloud Solutions with John Hernandez as Genesys Multicloud CX SVP\/GM and Raj Patel as SVP of cloud engineering and operations [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572297878492{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FRIMLEY, UK \u2014 April 28, 2020 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":675,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-289334","announcements","type-announcements","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"news_date":"04\/28\/2020","utm_pass":false,"disable_chat":false},"news_date":"2020-04-28","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcements\/289334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcements"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/announcements"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcements\/289334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289335,"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcements\/289334\/revisions\/289335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genesys.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}