Polycom Announces Board Member Resignation

Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM), the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration, announced today that Betsy Atkins has resigned from the Board of Directors in order to pursue other opportunities including her recent election to the Volvo board. Her resignation is effective April 15, 2016.

“After 17 years of service to Polycom and having had the pleasure and privilege of working with the Polycom team, I announce my departure from the Polycom Board in order to pursue other opportunities,” said Ms. Atkins. “Polycom announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Mitel. I am highly supportive of the transaction and believe we have reached a very good outcome for our shareholders.”

Peter Leav, President and CEO of Polycom continued, “Betsy has been a strong and committed member of the Polycom Board and has chaired and served on numerous board committees during her long and valued tenure. I would like to personally thank her for her leadership and positive support.”

“Betsy has played a critical role on our Board and is a recognized leader in corporate governance,” said Polycom Chairman of the Board Gary Daichendt. "We are especially thankful to Betsy for staying on through signing of the agreement with Mitel.”

About Polycom

Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration. More than 400,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor interoperability and unmatched investment protection. Visit www.polycom.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to learn more.

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