BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Brightcove
Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the leading provider of cloud services for
video, today announced the appointment of Tomer Azenkot as vice
president of Americas media sales. Azenkot joins the Americas team
following standout success as vice president of Asia, where he grew
regional revenue significantly over the past three years and expanded
into critical new markets, including Thailand, Taiwan, and most
recently, India. In his new role, Azenkot will oversee all new business
sales and renewals for North and South America.
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Brightcove Appoints Tomer Azenkot as Vice President of Americas Media Sales (Photo: Business Wire)
Azenkot joined Brightcove in 2014 to lead the team in Asia and to expand
Brightcove's presence in the region. During his time leading operations
in Asia, Azenkot established Brightcove as the industry leader in the
APAC region. He brings extensive knowledge and experience in the media
and entertainment industry, along with an impressive record of building
strong partnerships and relationships with large media companies. Prior
to joining Brightcove, Azenkot was the general manager for Asia Pacific
at Dalet Digital Media Systems, and held various sales engineering,
product and project management positions in technology companies in the
media space.
"Tomer has continually proven his ability to build exceptional teams and
execute on strategy as he has demonstrated over the past few years
leading our efforts in Asia," Andrew Feinberg, acting CEO, Brightcove,
said. "We are excited to have Tomer lead media sales efforts in the
Americas, bringing his experience and knowledge of the industry to help
us continue to execute and drive growth across the region."
"After three years leading operations for Brightcove in APAC, I'm
excited to be making the move to Boston to increase our footprint in the
industry across both North and South America," Azenkot said. "With the
demand for video stronger than ever, I look forward to working with our
team to deliver our customers unique video experiences while addressing
the challenges they face."
Ben Morrell has been named acting general manager for the Asia region
and will oversee operations in the region. He comes with over 15 years
of technology experience in the broadcast and online media space with
stints at Nine Network Australia, BBC Television, and Grass Valley.
Morrell joined Brightcove in 2014 to lead the sales engineering team in
the region, and is primarily involved in providing solutions and
strategy expertise across Asia.
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About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV) is the
leading global provider of powerful cloud solutions for delivering and
monetizing video across connected devices. The company offers a full
suite of products and services that reduce the cost and complexity
associated with publishing, distributing, measuring and monetizing video
across devices. Brightcove has thousands of customers in over 70
countries that rely on the company's cloud solutions to successfully
publish high-quality video experiences to audiences everywhere. To learn
more, visit www.brightcove.com.
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Brightcove Inc.
North America:
Meredith Duhaime, 617-299-8702
press@brightcove.com
or
Asia:
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pressdesk.asia@brightcove.com
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