Avaya Names Industry Leader Gaurav Passi as President of Avaya Cloud

Santa Clara, Calif. – Nov. 5, 2018 – Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) announced today that Gaurav Passi, a recognized leader in the cloud-based communications industry, has joined Avaya as president of its cloud business group. Reporting to Jim Chirico, Avaya President and Chief Executive Officer, Passi will be responsible for further accelerating the company’s delivery of cloud-based solutions and driving continued momentum to grow Avaya’s market share in UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) and CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service) worldwide.