GENBAND Taps Ricardo Diaz to Lead Caribbean and Latin America Sales Region

Diaz brings more than 30 years senior sales leadership and management experience in telecom and software

Frisco, Texas, December 1, 2014 – GENBAND, a leading developer of real-time communications software solutions, today announced that Ricardo Diaz will lead the company’s Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) sales region. Mr. Diaz will report directly to John Ryan, GENBAND’s Senior Vice President of Americas Sales.

“The CALA region is a strategic growth market for GENBAND and continues to be a key part of our long-term organizational success, so having a veteran leader with Ricardo’s experience and relationships is a significant benefit for us,” said Mr. Ryan. “Ricardo thoroughly understands the CALA market and his extensive telecom and software experience perfectly aligns with GENBAND’s strategic direction.”

Mr. Diaz has more than 30 years of experience in senior sales, sales management and business development in the technology and communications service provider markets, focusing on core infrastructure solutions, software and telecommunication services.  He most recently served as Vice President of CALA Sales at Westell Technologies, a global leader of intelligent site management, in-building wireless, cell site optimization and outside plant solutions. Prior to joining Westell, Mr. Diaz held various senior leadership roles at telecommunications solutions providers Openwave Systems, Tekelec (acquired by Oracle) and Harris Corporation.

Mr. Diaz earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology.

GENBAND’s customer base includes 700 of the world’s largest communications service providers including América Móvil, Embratel, Telefónica, GVT, Axtel and Iusacell and hundreds of large enterprises.  The company has operations in 80 countries and is the market share leader in IP Switching, Network Transformation, Cable Voice over IP (VoIP) and Media Gateways.  Recent strategic acquisitions have included fring (Over-the-Top or OTT) and uReach (intelligent messaging). 

The company also recently launched its Kandy communications Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), which is a disruptive real-time communications software development platform built from GENBAND’s global telecommunications network and security technologies. Kandy allows anyone from developers to service providers to easily embed a full suite of voice, video, chat, screen sharing and collaboration capabilities into their existing business, web and mobile applications.

About GENBAND

GENBAND is a global leader in real-time communications software solutions for service providers, enterprises, independent software vendors, systems integrators and developers in over 80 countries.  The company’s Network Modernization, Unified Communications, Mobility and Embedded Communications solutions enable its customers to quickly capitalize on growing market segments and introduce differentiating products, applications and services. GENBAND’s market-leading solutions, which are deployable in the network, on premise or through the cloud, help its customers connect people to each other and address the growing demands of today’s consumers and businesses for real-time communications wherever they happen to be. To learn more visit www.GENBAND.com.

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