Netgem’s Board of Directors has decided to separate the functions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, appointing Mathias Hautefort as its Chief Executive Officer, replacing Joseph Haddad who will remain Chairman. Hautefort will assume his new position on July 1st and will remain President of Vitis (Videofutur). “Mathias Hautefort has demonstrated, in the Group and […]
As it looks at new opportunities for growth as part of the Comcast family, Sky has revealed two major senior management changes with CEO Jeremy Darroch suggesting that one of the key areas for the broadcaster will be Sport. In a message to staff, Darroch said that whether through new technology, new forms of content […]
Genesys, the global player in omni-channel customer experience and contact centre solutions has announced Tony Bates as its new CEO effective immediately. Bates succeeds Paul Segre, who will continue with Genesys as chairman of the company. Bates formerly led Cisco’s Service Provider business, growing its Enterprise and Commercial division to more than $20 billion in […]
Following its recent takeover of the company, Zegona has made its first move into Spanish telco Euskaltel by appointing José Miguel García, former CEO of Jazztel, as a member of the board of directors in the Basque-country-based company. With the appointment, Zegona takes positions in the company with its right-hand executive to be CEO of […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti has hired Matt Childs from Eutelsat. Childs takes up the position of Director of Government/Wholesale & Integrators. At Eutelsat he was Commercial Director of its ‘Quantum’ satellite programme. He is also well-known as being CEO at Solaris Mobile, the S-band joint-venture between Eutelsat and SES and subsequently sold to EchoStar. […]
Viacom18 has announced the appointment of Gourav Rakshit as COO – Viacom18 Digital Ventures. He will be joining the organisation this month, and will be reporting to Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO & MD, Viacom18. “Our digital foray has grown exponentially since its inception 3 years back, with the sharply segmented businesses – the ad led […]
BBC Studios Productions, the UK’s most awarded producer, has appointed Lisa McCormack as Director of Production for its Entertainment & Music division, which makes some of the UK’s biggest entertainment and music shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, Later… with Jools Holland, Eurovision and Glastonbury. Suzy Lamb, Managing Director, Entertainment & Music, BBC Studios said: “Lisa […]
Todd Weiser has been elevated to Senior Vice President, Programming and Development at Food Network and Cooking Channel, it was announced by network president, Courtney White to whom Weiser will report. “Todd brings an expertise in creating smart, innovative and audience-pleasing content,” said White. “Having the most creative team in place to help lead our […]
Discovery veteran, Matthew Butler, has been named general manager of Travel Channel, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer, and Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel. “Given the terrific success of Travel’s recent repositioning, coupled with Matt’s long-term impact on the brand, […]
Andy Cairns is to step down as Executive Editor of Sky Sports News in the summer, bringing to an over 30 years of of service at Sky. Cairns started his Sky career at Sky News in 1989 and was a central part of the team that launched Sky Sports News in 1998. Cairns has also […]