About
Samuel Wilson has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the 8x8 board since May 2023. He previously served as Interim CEO from November 2022 to May 2023, Chief Financial Officer from June 2020 to November 2022, Chief Customer Officer and Managing Director of EMEA from January to June 2020, and Senior Vice President over e-commerce, global small business and U.S. mid-market sales from September 2017 to January 2020.
Before joining 8x8 he was VP Finance for MobileIron, Inc. from 2011 to 2017, with responsibility for financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury and e-commerce. He served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger-qualified soldier. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Seattle University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.
Roles
8X8 Inc.
Chief Executive Officer and Director · Current role
2023–present
8x8, Inc.
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Nov 2022-May 2023
8x8, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Jun 2020-Nov 2022
8x8, Inc.
Chief Customer Officer and Managing Director, EMEA
Jan 2020-Jun 2020
8x8, Inc.
Senior Vice President · Responsible for e-commerce, global small business, and United States mid-market sales.
Sep 2017-Jan 2020
MobileIron, Inc.
VP Finance · Enterprise software security company; responsible for FP&A, investor relations, treasury and e-commerce.
2011-2017
U.S. Army
Soldier (Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger-qualified)
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2026
All other compensation
$3,000
Total compensation
$2,495,614
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2026
Cash incentive
Annual cash incentive (actual)
$332,500
Target Opportunity
$500,000
Stock awards
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
$1,112,276
Performance stock units (PSUs)
$547,838