Zoom Hires Head of Global Channel & Business Development

Zoom announced Todd Surdey has joined the company as Head of Global Channel & Business Development.

He comes to Zoom with extensive enterprise and channel experience having served in leadership roles at Google, Palo Alto Networks, SAP, Salesforce and VMware, among others.

Surdey has an intimate knowledge of running enterprise businesses, as well as a long history with and passion for the channel, all of which will be critical as Zoom scales channel and partner business.

“I look forward to continue building on current momentum and focusing on providing partners the support and resources necessary enabling them to grow, sell and transact more easily with Zoom,” Surdey said.

The timing of Surdey’s hiring couldn’t come at a more opportune moment for Zoom, as it also announced Zoom Phone has surpassed 3 million seats sold during the first quarter of the year. More information on this accomplishment can be found here.

The Zoom Up Partner Program is now available to referral partners, additionally partners have access to Partner Use & Demo Licenses (PUDL). To learn more, visit the Zoom blog.