The FTTH Council Europe has announced the appointment of Vincent Garnier as its new Director General, effective as of July 13th. Garnier brings to this position 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, in Marketing and Business Development in EMEA and Asia for BtoB companies. Most recently he was Marketing Director responsible for defining […]
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announces Anita Döhler as new CEO and Board Director. She will take over her new role from Dr. Peter Meissner, who will retire from this position on June 30th. Since its incorporation in 2006, Meissner acted as founding director and CEO of the NGMN Alliance. Under his […]
Media and action sports executive Jaime Pollack has been named Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for Fight Media Group, a division of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. In this newly created position, Pollack will oversee all revenue generation for the Group, which includes Fight Network and the popular IMPACT Wrestling promotion. Pollack will report directly to Ed […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced Chris Pulis as new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Americas, effective immediately. As CTO, Pulis is responsible for all technical aspects for the Americas including establishing Globecast’s vision and growth through the use of technical resources. Pulis has 25 years of experience in business and […]
Blackbird, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird, has announced that John Honeycutt will join the Board of the Company on June 24th as a Non-Executive Director. Honeycutt is a global Information and Media Technology leader who is an expert in cloud services, supply chain logistics and cyber security. He has […]
Genesys, a global player in cloud customer experience and contact centre solutions, has appointed technology marketing executive, Joyce Kim, to the company’s leadership team as chief marketing officer (CMO). She succeeds Merijn te Booij, who now serves as general manager (GM) for the company’s new business unit, Employee Engagement Solutions. As CMO, Kim oversees worldwide […]
Peter Faricy, who left Amazon to head up Discovery’s direct-to-consumer business, has resigned from the company. Discovery has launched a small D2C businesses in the US, but has struggled to come up with a streaming strategy as others flocked to OTT services. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Faricy won’t be replaced and that Avi Saxena, […]
Josh Barstow has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer at OpenVault, a global provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators. Barstow will leverage more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector to grow OpenVault’s global expansion, drive channel strategy and manage sales efforts and resources. […]
The announcement that Ferdinand Kayser (CEO, SES Video division) and John Purvis (Head of Legal/General Counsel) are stepping down from their senior roles also brings to an end another ‘Luxembourg connection’ for SES. Chairman of the Board Romain Bausch is a Luxembourger, of course, as are some of the other Board members. But Kayser’s departure […]
SES has revealed that Ferdinand Kayser, who has spent nearly 20 years at SES leading the video business and is presently the CEO of SES Video, has decided to retire at the end of 2020. The next six months will allow for a full and orderly transition of executive activities directly to Steve Collar, CEO […]