Paul Segre is an American businessman who was named CEO of Synamedia on October 23, 2020. He was previously best known as the

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of Genesys in

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. Segre received a bachelor's degree in the mathematical sciences and a master's degree in Operations Research from

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in 1983. In 2002, Segre was named chief technology officer of Genesys. He later became the company's

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. In October 2007, Segre replaced Wes Hayden as president and CEO of Genesys. From 2007 to 2012, Segre was the president of the Applications Group at Alcatel-Lucent. Before joining Genesys, Segre worked with DSC (Digital Switch Corporation), AT&T Network Systems and Bell Labs. In 2014, Segre was recognized as a finalist for the Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2018, Segre was named one of Glassdoor's Top 25 CEOs in Canada. He was ranked 14 with a 96% approval rating from employees. Since taking over at Synamedia, his Glassdoor approval rating has plummeted to 47%.

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