Michael Frendo (engineer)

Michael Joseph Frendo
Born	1960 (age 55) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Residence	Pleasanton, California, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario McMaster University
Occupation	Engineer, Investor
Title	EVP, Worldwide Engineering of Polycom

Michael Joseph Frendo (born 1960) is a Canadian engineer and investor. He is the Executive Vice President of Polycom.

Career

Infinera

In 2010, Frendo joined the optical transmission equipment manufacturer Infinera as Vice President of Architecture. Working for Infinera, he headed the team responsible for developing systems and optical architecture,^[1] as well as their implementation over the long-term.^[2]

Polycom

In May 2014, Frendo assumed the position of Executive Vice President of Worldwide Engineering at Polycom, a multinational voice and video communication technology company. In this position, he leads Polycom engineers around the world in creating visual collaboration products to be used anywhere.^[3][4]

References

1. "Executive Profile: Michael J. Frendo", Bloomberg Business, Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
2. "Michael Frendo Joins Infinera as Vice President of Architecture", Reuters, Sunnyvale, 5 April 2010. Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
3. "Michael Frendo Joining Polycom as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Engineering", Polycom, San Jose, 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
4. "Michael Frendo", Polycom. Retrieved on 19 July 2015.