Polycom announced today that Andrew Miller is to be their new President and Chief Executive Officer.

In a press release on their website, Polycom stated that Mr.Miller had been appointed by the board of directors and that the appointment was effective as of today.

Mr. Miller succeeds Robert Hagerty who held the post of director for 13 years. Prior to the appointment, Mr.Miller was vice president of Global Field Operations at Polycom. Mr.Hegarty will stay on in an advisory role to both Mr. Miller and the Board of Directors.

Mr.Hegarty is also standing down as chairman of the board of directors and as such, David DeWalt, lead independent director at Polycom, will take on the role of chairman comms giant.

Mr. Miller, joined Polycom in 2009 and has seen through the implementation of projects such as the Polycom Open Collaboration Network. Prior to joining Polycom, Mr. Miller worked in the video and networking industries at companies including Cisco, Tandberg, and IPC Information Systems.

The full press release can be found here.