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SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Accomplished executive, who was responsible for NEC's global market

share-leading UC business unit, appointed as Intermedia's Country President for

Japan

Intermedia Cloud Communications (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3134549-1&h=346002564&u=http%3A%2F%2Fintermedia.com%2F&a=Intermedia+Cloud+Communications

), a leading provider of cloud communications solutions, announced that Makoto

Omi has been named as Intermedia's Country President for Japan. Mr. Omi brings

over 30 years of experience in unified communications, most recently as the

Senior Vice President of NEC Platforms, where he led global operations for

NEC's unified communications line of business, including 11 consolidated

overseas subsidiaries. With an estimated 80 million business phone users

worldwide, NEC's on-premise business phone installed base ranks number one

globally within the SMB market and in the top three across all customer

segments - with Japan representing NEC's largest market. Mr. Omi will oversee

all aspects of Intermedia's business in Japan, including sales, support,

operations, business development, marketing, and strategic alliances. He is

based in Tokyo and will report to Intermedia's CEO, Michael Gold.  

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In April 2020, NEC announced a global strategic partnership with Intermedia,

selecting Intermedia as its exclusive cloud communications provider. Together,

NEC and Intermedia have launched Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS),

Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), video conferencing and secure file sharing

solutions branded as NEC UNIVERGE BLUE(R) into the market. NEC's global cloud

communications and collaboration expansion, built entirely on Intermedia's

proprietary cloud platform, already includes North America and Australia, with

upcoming rollouts into EMEA and Japan.

"I have worked closely with Makoto as we built our NEC partnership, and over

the last year of working together, I have been impressed with his management

and industry expertise, his significant accomplishments, and the well-earned

respect that he has garnered throughout NEC and the Japanese business

communications market," said Michael Gold. "Makoto has a deep understanding of

what is necessary for us to win in NEC's largest market, and he has the

abilities, leadership, and drive to make it happen. There is no better person

to lead Intermedia's business in Japan and, needless to say, we are very

excited to have him join us."

"Intermedia has created a leading cloud communications platform for partners,

and joining them was a natural next step for me," said Mr. Omi. "Intermedia

offers a tightly integrated communications and collaboration platform with

superior support and a partner-first go-to-market model that is ideal for the

Japanese channel community. I am honored to have joined such an innovative and

impressive team, and, with the one-of-a-kind partnership that NEC and

Intermedia have established, I look forward to working with NEC and its

partners throughout Japan to grow our collective success in the cloud."  

About Intermedia Cloud Communications, Inc.

Intermedia is the cloud communications company that helps over 122,000

businesses connect better – through voice, video conferencing, chat, contact

center, business email and productivity, file sharing and backup, security,

archiving, and more – from wherever, whenever. We strive to eliminate the need

for multiple communications service providers with a seamlessly integrated

portfolio of communications and collaboration solutions – all delivered through

one highly reliable and secure platform. With month-to-month contract options,

one monthly bill, one intuitive point of administrative control, and five-years

running J.D. Power-certified 24/7 technical support, Intermedia is committed to

providing enterprise-grade products to businesses of all sizes through a

simple, Worry-Free Experience(TM).

As a partner-first company, Intermedia goes to work for over 7,000 channel

partners by providing a comprehensive set of programs, resources, and support

to help them grow their revenue and maximize their success. Programs include

our Customer Ownership Reseller (CORE(TM)) model – which enables partners to

resell, package and manage Intermedia's solutions as if they were their own,

while benefiting from highly attractive economic terms and maintaining

ownership of their customer relationships – as well as agent models. Intermedia

is also proud to be the exclusive cloud communications platform provider for

NEC, a leader in global market share for unified communications with an

estimated 80+ million business phone users worldwide.

For more information about Intermedia, visit www.intermedia.com.

Contact:

Darcy Mekis

Intermedia

650.946.1998

dmekis@intermedia.com

Tammy Olson

Hotwire for Intermedia

619.308.5222

IntermediaUS@hotwireglobal.com

J.D. Power 2020 Certified Assisted Technical Program, developed in conjunction

with TSIA. Based on successful completion of an audit and exceeding a customer

satisfaction benchmark for assisted support operations. For more information,

visit www.jdpower.com or www.tsia.com.

SOURCE  Intermedia