8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2009

ClearOne Communications, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Utah

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-33660	87-0398877
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah	84116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(801) 975-7200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Zip Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On July 13, 2009, ClearOne Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Narsi Narayanan as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.

On July 14, 2009, the Company issued a press release titled ClearOne names Narsi Narayanan as Vice President of Finance.  The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Title of Document	Location
99.1	Press Release dated July 14, 2009 captioned “ClearOne names Narsi Narayanan as Vice President of Finance.”	This Filing

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date:  July 15, 2009	By:	/s/ Zeynep Hakimoglu
		Zeynep Hakimoglu
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Contact:    ClearOne

        Mary Evans

        (801) 303-3582

CLEARONE NAMES NARSI NARAYANAN AS VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

Salt Lake City, UT – July 14, 2009 – ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) today announced that Narsi Narayanan has been named Vice President of Finance. Narayanan joined ClearOne in early May 2009 as a Financial Consultant.

Narayanan brings over 15 years of professional experience in the areas of accounting, finance and taxes to his new role as Vice President of Finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant with graduate degrees in accounting (M. Acc.) and business (MBA-Finance).

Prior to joining ClearOne, Narayanan managed the SEC reporting, US GAAP accounting research, SOX compliance and other financial reporting functions from August 2007 through February 2009 at Solo Cup Company, a $1.8 billion publicly reporting international consumer products company. Prior to that, Narayanan managed the accounting and finance functions including SEC Reporting, SOX compliance and US GAAP accounting research from June 2004 through August 2007 at eCollege.com, a leading technology company serving private educational institutions which was also a $100 million publicly reporting company before being acquired by Pearson Education group.  In addition to being a Chartered Accountant, Narayanan has extensive experience working in public accounting and in various senior finance positions in India with large public companies.

“Narsi has been acting as Financial Consultant for us since early May. He has demonstrated the technical depth and breadth needed for public company reporting, as well as the business acumen to contribute to our strategic growth plans. His professional knowledge in finance is exceptional,” said Zee Hakimoglu, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ClearOne. “Narsi will play a key role on the executive team with his unique ability to clearly communicate complex financial information for effective decision making.”

About ClearOne

ClearOne is a communications solutions company that develops and sells audio conferencing systems and other related products for audio, video, and web conferencing applications.  The reliability, flexibility, and performance of ClearOne’s comprehensive solutions create a natural communications environment, which saves organizations time and money by enabling more effective and efficient communication.  For more information, visit ClearOne’s website at www.clearone.com.