8x8 Appoints Germaine Cota as Chief Accounting Officer

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications system, today declared the appointment of Germaine Cota to the place of Chief Accounting Officer (CAO). Reporting to Chief Monetary Officer Samuel Wilson, Cota will oversee in general global accounting functions, economical reporting, tax, treasury, and interior audit capabilities.

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8×8 Chief Accounting Officer Germaine Cota (Photo: Enterprise Wire)

“Germaine has shown a truly powerful mixture of finance abilities and drive. Since becoming a member of 8×8 at the beginning of the year, she has produced substantial contributions as we aligned the global company to improve execution, effectiveness, operating margins and income situation,” explained Samuel Wilson, Chief Economical Officer at 8×8, Inc. “As we deliver on our target of non-GAAP pre-tax breakeven exiting March 2021, Germaine’s leadership and working experience will be instrumental as we generate ongoing robust advancement this fiscal yr and outside of.”

Cota joined 8×8 at the starting of 2020 as World-wide Vice President, Company Controller and Treasurer. Prior to 8×8, she served as the US Chief Money Officer for Nikkei-listed Mercari, Inc., a peer-to-peer e-commerce platform, exactly where she was responsible for accounting and finance operations, and reworking procedures to support a fast developing enterprise. Earlier, Cota held different accounting, accounting functions, and economic reporting roles at LinkedIn Corporation, and assurance and advisory expert services positions at Ernst & Younger, LLP. Cota is a Certified Public Accountant in California, and retains a BS in Accounting from Santa Clara University.

“It is an honor to acquire on the function and lead to an firm that values operational excellence and effectiveness in its pursuit of expansion and profitability,” reported Germaine Cota, Main Accounting Officer at 8×8, Inc. “I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to proceed setting up a ideal-in-course finance firm to support the Company’s world wide development initiatives.”

About 8×8, Inc.

8×8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the upcoming of company communications as a foremost Software package-as-a-Provider provider of voice, video clip, chat, call middle, and enterprise-course API solutions powered by one particular international cloud communications system. 8×8 empowers workforces throughout the world to connect folks and teams so they can collaborate a lot quicker and work smarter. Serious-time business enterprise analytics and intelligence give companies distinctive insights across all interactions and channels so they can delight stop-prospects and accelerate their business. For extra facts, check out www.8×8.com, or abide by 8×8 on LinkedIn, Twitter and Fb.

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Contacts

8×8, Inc. Contacts:

Media:
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