Kevin Parker Named Polycom Chairman

Polycom, Inc.

, the global leader in open, standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), today announced that its Board of Directors has named Kevin Parker as Chairman of the Board effective May 16, 2013. Polycom's prior Chairman of the Board, David DeWalt, has resigned in order to avoid any potential auditor independence conflict relating to Polycom's independent registered public accounting firm. Mr. DeWalt is affiliated with another company that may potentially enter into a commercial relationship with this public accounting firm. Mr. Parker brings extensive experience to the role of Chairman of the Board, including over twenty years of executive level operational experience in enterprise software and