
Interview: Zoom's local boss on controversial 'back to office' call
FEAR & GREED | Business News
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<p>In 2020, as lockdowns kicked in and people started working from home, the number of Australians using Zoom increased 54-fold. In that year alone, there were more than 800 million Zoom meetings in Asia/Pacific. The company's share price boomed, and Zoom became synonymous with video conferencing.<br><br>But as we returned to the office, the share price came back down to earth, and Zoom is now reinventing itself.<br><br>Bede Hackney, Head of Australia and New Zealand at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1696243243430643&usg=AOvVaw3a7LoY2dQUoOxpaD5QI7nw" rel="nofollow">Zoom</a>, talks to Jennifer Duke about how the company stays relevant and innovative, and why Zoom staff have now been asked to return to the office two days a week.</p>
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