Michael Frendo (engineer)
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Michael Joseph Frendo | |
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| Occupations | Engineer, Investor |
Michael Joseph Frendo is a Canadian engineer and investor. Frendo is the former Vice President for Systems and Software Engineering at Cisco and the former Executive Vice President of Polycom.
Career
[edit | edit source]Cisco Systems
[edit | edit source]Frendo was Vice President for Vice President for Systems and Software Engineering for Cisco's Voice Technology group.[1]
Infinera
[edit | edit source]In 2010, Frendo joined the optical transmission equipment manufacturer Infinera as Vice President of Architecture. Working for Infinera, he headed the team responsible for developing systems and optical architecture,[2] as well as their implementation over the long-term.[3]
Polycom
[edit | edit source]In May 2014, Frendo assumed the position of executive vice president of worldwide engineering at Polycom, a multinational voice and video communication technology company. He later helped complete the deal of HP purchasing the company in an all-cash transaction of $40 per share, implying a total enterprise value of approximately $3.3 billion, inclusive of Poly's net debt.[4][5][6]
References
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