Founded
- Plantronics: 1961 in a garage in Santa Cruz
- Polycom: 1990 in a San Francisco basement
- Poly: 2019 by the union of Plantronics and Polycom
Headquarters
Santa Cruz, CA
Stock Symbol
POLY (NYSE)
About Poly
Poly was born from the merger of Plantronics and Polycom, two of the original pioneering Silicon Valley companies in the collaboration and video conferencing industry. We create beautifully designed and engineered audio and video products that let you be seen and heard with incredible clarity, wherever you work. Poly’s professional grade gear is backed by the software, artificial intelligence, analytics and insights needed for Fortune 500 level enterprises to deploy and manage collaboration solutions at global scale.
Poly is a trailblazer in solving the dilemma of work from anywhere - creating equity between those in the room and those who aren’t. Whether in an office setting, a remote hub, or your home office, we provide the professional grade gear you need to look and sound your best.
Poly at a Glance
- 4100 employees worldwide
- 69 global offices
- 35 countries
- 1,878 patents in force<
- 1.78 B in annual revenue
- 500 causes supported by our Global Giving program in 2021
- 100% of Fortune 500 companies rely on Poly products and services
- Strong track record in aligning products and ways of working to progressive environmental regulations and standards – Read full CSR Report
Leadership
- Dave Shull, President and CEO
- Lisa Bodensteiner, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Compliance Office and Corporate Secretary
- Chuck Boynton, EVP, Chief Financial Officer
- Carl Wiese, EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
- Gloria Loredo, Chief Transformation Officer
- Grant Hoffman, EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
- Kim Mota, SVP of People Experiences
- John Goodwin, SVP of Public Affairs
Strategic Alliance Partners
Microsoft, Zoom, Google, BlueJeans by Verizon, RingCentral, 8x8, GoTo, Tencent Meeting, Genesys, Five9, AWS, Dialpad – Poly gear is interoperable across all VCaaS platforms
Recent Acquisitions and Investments
- Kingsman Software – Acquired 2022 – accelerating virtual whiteboarding capabilities
- CLIPr – Strategic Investment 2021 – Intelligent video analysis and mgmt platform
Historical Fun Facts
- Poly’s origin was in the aeronautics industry as “Pacific Plantronics” founded in 1961
- Poly’s history with NASA dates to the Gemini and Apollo missions, where astronauts wore Plantronics headsets
- On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 mission - Neil Armstrong’s iconic statement “Small Step for Man, Giant Step for Mankind” was transmitted on a Plantronics headset
- There are 36 Poly products Smithsonian Institutions permanent collection including the Polycom Soundstation speakerphone with its iconic three-arm design
Poly HQ in Santa Cruz
