Gary Rider

Gary Rider joined Polycom in 2010 as President, Polycom EMEA. He leads Polycom's EMEA management team in developing and executing strategies and plans to drive aggressive revenue and market-share growth in the theatre.

Mr. Rider brings to Polycom a wealth of business management and sales experience, a deep appreciation of how to succeed in a geographically complex and culturally diverse theatre, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams. Mr. Rider joined Polycom following a successful seven-year career at NCR, where he led the transformation of NCR’s EMEA theatre to a highly profitable, US$1.75B success story—and the largest theatre at NCR. Prior to NCR, he held several senior roles with StorageTek, HP and Digital Equipment.

Mr. Rider holds an MBA from the Henley Business School, University of Reading.