Matthew Saxon has been named Chief People Officer of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., effective immediately. Saxon has over 20 years of experience in human resources and operations. He was most recently the Vice President of People Operations at Meta, and before that he was Humana’s Senior Vice President of Compensation, HR Operations, and Shared Services. Saxon will lead Zoom’s people-to-experience team and report to Zoom’s Chief Operating Officer, Aparna Bawa.
Zoom’s workforce has grown rapidly in order to meet the demands of its customers and business partners around the world. Saxon will contribute to Zoom’s ongoing growth by scaling all aspects of the organization, including culture, organizational design, talent acquisition, engagement, training and development, employee experience, and infrastructure.
They are confident that having the right leader in place to help, shape Zoom’s workforce’s future will allow them to better serve the changing needs of their customers.” They are delighted to welcome Matthew, who has a thorough understanding of the challenges that today’s workforce faces. And they are confident that his skill set will help elevate and strengthen Zoom as they navigate the next phase of our collaboration, said Bawa.
“I was drawn to Zoom because it places a premium on caring as a core value.” Everything the company does shows this, but perhaps most importantly, the management team truly cares about its employees. Zoom has completely transformed the way people and businesses connect, and I’m thrilled to be able to contribute to the company’s success by elevating and advocating for our employees. Saxon stated that Zoom will continue to lead and demonstrate how businesses can thrive in order to drive successful business outcomes.
According to Raje, Zoom as a platform could be integrated into any application, into a company’s work streams, or with various technologies.
He stated that the company is working on several projects.
“Imagine using the Zoom interface to control a conference room’s air conditioner or blinds.” That is what the Internet of Things is all about. The large videoconferencing rooms are undergoing renovation.
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