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IABM Board of Directors
To Guide Organisations Future
The IABM Board has been selected to
steer the trade industry organisation
through the next two years...

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ABM, the international broadcast
and media technology association
with more than 550 members
worldwide, held its biennial election of
Board Directors to guide organisation's
future.
The Board serves a two-year
term and plays a central role in all
the association's activities - it is
responsible for the overall strategy
of IABM, and setting, reviewing and
changing as necessary the policies
of the association, which are then
implemented by the IABM Team. The
Members' Board also exercises overall
financial control.
The membership of the new
IABM Members' Board reflects the
international make up of IABM's
membership - the newly elected
members are:
*	Markus Zeiler - ARRI;
*	Anne-Louise Buick - Avid;
*	Nicolas Bourdon - EVS;
*	Tim Shoulders - Grass Valley;
*	David Phillips - Multicast Consultancy;
*	Geir Bryn-Jensen - Nevion;
*	Bea Alonso - Ooyala;
*	Alison Pavitt - Pebble Beach;
*	Peter Sykes - Sony;
*	Juergen Sommer - Vitec Group.
The newly elected members join five
continuing members (elected by the
outgoing board for continuity), who
are: Andreas Hilmer - Lawo (Chair);
James Gilbert - Pixel Power (Immediate
Past Chair); Nicki Fisher - Clear-Com;
Glodina Connan-Lostanlen - Imagine
Communications; and Anna Lockwood
- Telstra.
In addition, the chairs of the
APAC, EMEA and Americas IABM
Regional Members' Councils - Dennis
Breckenridge of Elevate Broadcast,
Ole Clausen of Danmon Group and
Paul Stechly of Applied Electronics

Reactions from new
IABM Members' Board:

respectively - also have seats on the
Board. Vice Chair Graham Pitman,
IABM CEO Peter White and Finance
Director Lucinda Meek complete the
line-up.
Chair of the IABM Members' Board,
Andreas Hilmer from Lawo, said: "Our
industry is facing challenges from
various sides and is encouraged to
think outside the box almost daily.
Never before in my 16 years working
for broadcast manufacturers have
I seen such a burst of activity and
creativity despite the disruptive
changes facing manufacturers, service
providers and broadcasters. Helping
to steer our industry through these
turbulent times will be the mission
of this newly elected board and
IABM's wonderful in-house team. We
will continue to maintain the right
balance between vendors' interests,
who founded this organisation, and
the broadcast and media industry at
large. Sustainable success is based
on trusted partnerships; IABM plays a
crucial role in this process to ensure
that all stakeholders benefit from the
vast opportunities that lie before us."
"The Members' Board is absolutely
central to the ongoing success of
IABM, and I am delighted that it once
again includes a broad cross section
of company sizes and sectors, with
nominated representatives who are
all hugely experienced and widely
respected in the industry," said Peter
White, IABM CEO.
IABM is owned by its members, and
the board is both made up of members
and voted for by members.
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"Helping to steer our industry
through these turbulent
times will be the mission of
this newly elected board and
IABM's wonderful
in-house team"
Andreas Hilmer, Chair
IABM Members' Board

Anne-Louise Buick, Avid:
"The broadcast technology vendor community is one about
which I am passionate, and IABM offers an effective platform
for its collective voice, representing member interests across
trade initiatives, customer segments and industry alliances. I
am excited to represent Avid and to have the opportunity to add value to that
mandate."
Nicki Fisher, Clear-Com:
"I look forward to continuing my work initiated over the past
four years as an IABM board member. Throughout this time,
we have broadened our reach with representation from large,
small companies and start-ups, across multiple geographies and
with greater diversity than ever before. This scope has created
many more ideas, initiatives and opportunities to support IABM members in an
ever-evolving market and I look forward to continuing this work to ensure our
membership good value and a strong networking community."
David Phillips, Multicast Consultancy:
"I would like to use my extensive network of contacts and
experience of operating in a global market to help further
build membership of IABM. I'm particularly interested in startups and newer businesses learning about and recognising the
benefits that membership of IABM brings. I'd also like to further support the
recent successful initiative of IABM in facilitating the matching of members'
products and services to the ever-changing needs of our clients."
Geir Bryn-Jensen, Nevion:
"As we know, the broadcast industry has been undergoing a
fundamental and very disruptive change that is affecting the
whole value chain, from broadcasters and service providers
to suppliers. IABM plays a key role in helping its members
navigate through that change. I look forward to leveraging my own experience
of radically transforming Nevion's business from being a provider of hardware
products to one of software-defined solutions, to support the IABM in its
important mission."
Bea Alonso, Ooyala:
"There is no doubt that IABM provides excellent value to our
industry, both for solution providers and media companies
worldwide, through its research, reports and events, so having
the opportunity to help build policy and priorities as part of the
board is a hugely exciting prospect."
Alison Pavitt, Pebble Beach Systems:
"The IABM plays a key role in supporting the many and varied
organisations that make up this fantastic industry of ours, and I
look forward to continuing as a board member as it evolves to
meet the new challenges and opportunities facing us all."
Juergen Sommer, Vitec Group:
"IABM is the only association that truly represents the global
broadcast and media technology industry. Right now, as the
broadcast industry experiences a period of exciting change and
innovation the role of the IABM has never been more important.
Joining the board and helping to shape the future of our industry is a great
honour for me and a duty I look forward to fulfilling."
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