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Pixotope in Global
Team Expansion
NOR: Pixotope is celebrating three
heavyweight additions to its global
staff.
Cobalt Digital Announces
Multiple Promotions
ene Zimmerman, President of
Cobalt® Digital, has announced the
promotion of four key team members
noting that the multiple moves
are an indicator of the company's
unprecedented
G
growth in difficult
Pixotope's latest product
ambassador ensuring excellence in
customer delivery, Juan Rubio pic left,
is joining the team as a new Product
Specialist and Evangelist. Based in the
US, Juan's career has spanned across
Feature Film VFX, AAA Games, and
Enterprise. As an early adopter of VR,
AR, and XR, Juan has vast experience
working on interactive and real-time
projects, while also leading teams and
external vendors.
is
LA-based Brad Rochon pic middle
Pixotope's
new
Vice
President
of Sales and Marketing. His move
follows a 23-year stint at Ross Video,
where he held various positions in
sales, channel management and
product management. In his role at
Pixotope, Rochon will strengthen the
brand's US operation, underpinned
by the deployment of company-wide
marketing campaigns to drive growth
by increased brand awareness,
and to nurture existing customer
engagement.
Responsible for leading new
global sales & marketing efforts
across multiple channels and driving
impactful initiatives to support both
existing and new growth areas, David
Dowling pic right joins Pixotope as
Chief Revenue Officer, bringing with
him twenty five years in the broadcast
industry,
seventeen
of
which
have
been spent in sales leadership and
general management, having worked
in various positions with graphics,
virtual studio and cloud/SaaS vendors
including Sony, Ross Video and ORAD.
times. Cobalt is a leading designer and
manufacturer of award-winning edge
devices for live video production and
master control.
" We are
fortunate
to
have
such
talented, skilled and knowledgeable
individuals at the helm of Cobalt
Digital as we continue this period of
extraordinary change and growth, "
Zimmerman commented. " The
industry, and the world, had to pivot
overnight in 2020 and yet these four
people not only made it work, they
made it one of our most successful
years ever, which has spilled into
2021. "
Chris Shaw has
moved into the position
of Chief Operations
Officer from Executive
Vice President of Sales
and Marketing. An industry veteran,
Shaw
first joined
Cobalt in
2006
to establish the Company's global
dealer network and grow its presence
through integrated sales, marketing
and communication initiatives.
Previously Shaw held leadership
positions with Linear Acoustic and
Wohler, responsible for sales in
regions ranging from the Americas to
the entire world.
In his new role Shaw will continue
to oversee the sales
areas
of
business
team and
marketing efforts, but also focus on
all
development
including expansion of the company's
solution platforms and its growth in
international markets.
Suzana Brady,
formerly Vice President
of Sales in the Americas
has been named
Senior Vice President
of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
Reporting to Shaw, Brady will work
closely with the executive team to
define geographical and technical
areas of growth and implement sales,
marketing and operational strategies.
Brady's career has spanned over two
decades and includes work in data
networking, wireless, broadband and
broadcast technology spaces. Prior
to Cobalt she held technical sales and
marketing management positions at
ImmediaTV, IDC, Logic Innovations,
SkyStream Networks and 3Com Corp.
Brady also serves as Chairman for
the RIST Forum (Reliable Internet
Streaming Transport).
Nick Maag
has
been appointed
Vice President of
Manufacturing, a
promotion from
his former position as Director of
Manufacturing. Maag began his tenure
with Cobalt in 2005 as production
manager and was subsequently
promoted to Director of Manufacturing
responsible for the company's supply
chain, purchasing, and production
schedules. In his new position, Maag
will continue to manage the day-today
operations of Cobalt's contract
manufacturers, test department, and
shipping/receiving activities. He will
report directly to Chris Shaw and also
interface closely with other senior
members of the engineering, sales,
and
accounting
teams
to
develop
and evaluate new processes that
streamline all manufacturing activities
with the ultimate goal of guaranteeing
customer satisfaction.
Monte Variakojis, a
software engineer and
architect for nearly
three decades, is now
Vice President of
Software, elevated from Engineering
Manager, Software Products.
Variakojis will be responsible for
developing and managing Cobalt's
overall software strategy that includes
evaluating and selecting the most
appropriate system architectures and
ensuring that the company's platforms
support all the latest formats including
3G/HD/SD and IPTV solutions.
Reporting to Dr. Ciro Noronha,
Cobalt's Executive Vice President
of
Engineering,
Variakojis
will
also
focus on creating advanced user
interfaces and protocols to enhance
the user experience for the company's
customers.
" Chris, Suzana, Nick and Monte have
been vital to the success of Cobalt
and we are proud to recognize their
contributions
and
accomplishments
with these promotions, " said
Zimmerman. " Despite a challenging
global environment, Cobalt has
excelled in 2020-2021. Our entire team
has been amazing, bringing upgrades,
enhancements, new products and
overall satisfaction to our growing
client base, and these four have gone
above and beyond expectations.
They've each demonstrated
outstanding leadership qualities during
difficult times, ensuring processes
were adapted to meet new guidelines
and protocols, and guaranteeing that
our customers' needs were always
met with the most targeted and costeffective
solutions possible. "
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