Icontrol Networks CEO and leadership

Bob was the Chief Executive Officer for Polycom where he grew the business from a speakerphone company to a market-maker in the communications industry with a broad range of collaboration tools, including telepresence, VoIP, video, and voice solutions. He increased revenue from $37 million to $1.1 billion to build the largest collaborative communications company in the industry during his tenure. In his early years, Bob was at Digital Equipment Corporation, and from there joined Signal Corporation as a key executive in its broadcast equipment division. He played a significant role in the turnaround of the company, the expansion of tape recorders to broadcast solutions, and in driving the industry transition from analog to digital. After that, Bob joined Conner Peripherals as an early executive and helped grow the computer disk drive business from $180 million in 1987 to $2.2 billion in annual revenue in 1991. Bob later joined Logitech, Inc., as a top executive, where he helped to transform the company as the computer market became mainstream. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in operations research and industrial engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters degree in management from St. Mary's College of California. I n addition to his Polycom board membership, Bob served on the board of directors for Palm, Inc. and Modulus, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of Smart Technologies, Inc., Plantronics, Inc. and eyeIO, LLC.

Bob was the Chief Executive Officer for Polycom where he grew the business from a speakerphone company to a market-maker in the communications industry with a broad range of collaboration tools, including telepresence, VoIP, video, and voice solutions. He increased revenue from $37 million to $1.1 billion to build the largest collaborative communications company in the industry during his tenure. In his early years, Bob was at Digital Equipment Corporation, and from there joined Signal Corporation as a key executive in its broadcast equipment division. He played a significant role in the turnaround of the company, the expansion of tape recorders to broadcast solutions, and in driving the industry transition from analog to digital. After that, Bob joined Conner Peripherals as an early executive and helped grow the computer disk drive business from $180 million in 1987 to $2.2 billion in annual revenue in 1991. Bob later joined Logitech, Inc., as a top executive, where he helped to transform the company as the computer market became mainstream. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in operations research and industrial engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters degree in management from St. Mary's College of California. I n addition to his Polycom board membership, Bob served on the board of directors for Palm, Inc. and Modulus, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of Smart Technologies, Inc., Plantronics, Inc. and eyeIO, LLC.