Zoom names Russell Dicker as chief product officer

Zoom Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) appointed Russell Dicker as chief product officer, effective March 30, 2026, according to a company statement.

Dicker will lead Zoom's global product organization and oversee the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning across the company's product portfolio. He reports to Velchamy Sankarlingam, Zoom's president of Product and Engineering.

The new CPO brings more than 25 years of experience in product development. Most recently, he served as corporate vice president of Product at Microsoft, where he led product management and data science teams for Microsoft Teams. Prior to Microsoft, Dicker held senior director positions at Google Maps and spent 15 years in product and engineering roles at Amazon.

"Russell's experience building and scaling products used by millions makes him the right leader to accelerate our AI vision and deliver more automated, outcome-driven experiences for our customers," Sankarlingam said in the statement.

Dicker holds 27 issued patents and earned a bachelor's degree in economics and management from Carnegie Mellon University. In his new role, he will focus on advancing what Zoom describes as its "system of action" to connect conversations with workflow outcomes.

"With AI embedded across the platform, we have the opportunity to simplify how work gets done by connecting conversations, workflows, and outcomes while maintaining the simplicity and reliability customers expect from Zoom," Dicker said.

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