Arkadin Appoints Chief Technology Officer

Veteran Technology Executive to Help Shape Global UC&C Provider's Vision for Digital Workplace Leadership


PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwired - May 9, 2016) - Arkadin, an NTT Communications company and one of the largest and fastest growing providers of Unified Communications and Collaboration services, announced today the appointment of Jean-Pierre Dacher as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Dacher will be responsible for leading Product, Development and Operations for Arkadin's worldwide operations reporting to Arkadin CEO Didier Jaubert. He will also serve on Arkadin's executive committee.

Mr. Dacher brings 30 years of international experience overseeing engineering planning, product and project management with enterprises that span Hewlett Packard, SAP, Business Objects and most recently Murex where he was COO.

"Jean-Pierre's track record will be a tremendous asset to Arkadin," says Didier Jaubert, CEO. "His passion for developing high performance teams, shipping winning software products and delivering superior value to customers complements our executive team at an exciting time as we execute on an ambitious strategy for digital workplace leadership."

"It's a privilege to join Arkadin at such a pivotal time in the company's 15 year history," says Mr. Dacher. "The market for cloud-based UC&C services is on a strong growth trajectory. Arkadin is extremely well positioned to further capitalise on the opportunity with its world-class services and customer support organisation. I look forward to working alongside the leadership team in building long-term value for the company and its large customer base."

Mr. Dacher is based in Arkadin's Paris headquarters. He holds an engineering degree from École nationale d'électronique et radioélectricité and a master's degree from École nationale supérieure des télécommunications.

About Arkadin
Arkadin is one of the largest and fastest growing Unified Communications and Collaboration Service Providers in the world. Our collection of market-leading audio/web/video conferencing and Unified Communications solutions enables enjoyable collaboration experiences that are essential to success in a digitally connected global workplace. As an NTT Communications company, our services are delivered in the cloud and backed by a cutting-edge infrastructure for premium service quality. Over 42,000 customers spanning the largest global enterprises to small businesses are supported locally in 19 languages through our network of 56 operations centers in 33 countries. For more information: http://www.arkadin.com.

About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company's worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching 196 countries/regions, and 140 secure data centers. NTT Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

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Jean-Pierre Dacher is appointed Chief Technology Officer for Arkadin, an NTT Communications company.