< PreviousTo include your movers and shakers in the next issue of Networks Europe, contact: editor@networkseuropemagazine.com NETWORKS EUROPE Glide Group has announced the senior leadership appointments of Sean Lowry as Group Chief Technology Officer and Phil Duggan as Chief Operating Officer. Lowry joins Glide having previously worked in the student broadband industry at Keycom and most recently as CTO at business internet service provider, Solar Communications. In his role as Group CTO, his experience will complement all of Glide’s market segments - student, residential, and business. Lowry will be leading and directing Glide’s product innovation, future technology strategies and software development and data insights. He commented, “I am confident that our team will continue to grow our fibre footprint rapidly while driving innovation and change which the UK deserves.” Duggan has over 25 years of experience at large Tier 1 carriers deploying and maintaining large infrastructure projects. In his role as Group COO at Glide, Duggan will be responsible for all operations including logistics, provisioning, fibre delivery, field maintenance, and customer services. Duggan commented, “I am excited to be joining the Glide Group at a time where best-in-class connectivity is more important than ever. I look forward to helping our team deliver a superior customer experience to UK and European customers.” Tim Pilcher, Glide Group CEO, commented, “We are delighted to have Sean and Phil joining us here at Glide during this exciting growth period. They both have outstanding backgrounds in the fibre sector, plus a strong track record of outstanding operational performance and we look forward to scaling our business growth to meet the flourishing fibre demand in 2021 and beyond.” n Glide Group announces two additions to leadership team Sean Lowry Phil Duggan MOVERS AND SHAKERS www.networkseuropemagazine.com 60 Telestream has announced its acquisition of Masstech. Telestream, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, is a vertical market software business focused on the video space, media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies. The company’s 10th acquisition comes shortly after Telestream’s purchase of EcoDigital – another leader in content management system technology. The combination of these two entities within Telestream makes it a leading supplier to the content storage/management segment of the M&E market with over 1,000 active customer systems in operation worldwide. Masstech creates intelligent, hybrid cloud-based storage and asset lifecycle management solutions for the M&E industry. Masstech combines the experience of decades of broadcast and video content storage management with cloud and other vanguard technology development processes, to identify and address the challenges of the industry’s constantly evolving technical and business landscapes. Today, organisations representing every facet of M&E, around the world and across every platform, use Masstech solutions to keep their assets secure and to deliver them to the right location, in the correct format. Joe Zaller, founder of Devoncroft Partners, commented, “Telestream has effectively rolled up the archive management sector in less than six months through the acquisitions of DIVA and Masstech. The real winners are the customers since a company of Telestream’s scale is likely to bring stability to the archive management sector through greater investments in both R&D and enhanced service and support. Devoncroft’s 2020 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS) shows that Telestream is ranked in the top-5 globally for Net Promoter Score and ‘great customer service’ among media technology software brands. Further, buyers of archive management solutions ranked Telestream among the most trustworthy brands in the broadcast technology sector.” All the resources of Masstech will be transferred to Telestream. The company’s engineering and product management functions will be integrated within Telestream’s Content Management Business Unit, led by Geoff Tognetti who joined the company with the EcoDigital acquisition. The priority for this team will be to combine the best intellectual property from Masstech and EcoDigital DIVA in one product. Masstech’s support team, sales and pre-sales teams will join Telestream’s global customer sales and support network. Dan Castles, CEO and Co-Founder of Telestream, said, “Following the EcoDigital acquisition, this investment decision made natural sense and it is strategic in its very nature. The knowledge base gained through the Masstech acquisition is complementary to what we have been doing and want to do in this area. “This transaction brings together nearly two Exabytes of M&E content under the management of Telestream products in over 1,000 operational systems. With this market leadership comes a critical responsibility to work with our customers as they navigate a hybrid operating environment with assets on-premise and in the cloud.” n Telestream announces its acquisition of Masstech Dan Castles, CEORiverbed promotes Brecht Seurinck to Vice President Channel Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa Riverbed promoted Brecht Seurinck to Vice President Channel Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Seurinck will oversee Riverbed’s channel strategy across the region to maximise customer value and strengthen relationships with strategic partners. He will lead an outstanding channel sales team to drive growth and revenue through Riverbed’s channel ecosystem in 2021. Seurinck will report to Elie Dib, SVP, EMEA. Seurinck is a channel and sales executive with more than 20 years of experience in leading direct sales teams across many geographical markets in the EMEA region. He joined Riverbed in 2014 in a senior channel management position spearheading one of Riverbed’s largest strategic partners globally, until transitioning into this new role. Elie Dib, SVP, EMEA at Riverbed, said, “Brecht’s deep understanding of the international channel landscape, combined with his technology expertise and business acumen, makes him the ideal leader to spearhead the channel team. He will also be a great addition to our EMEA leadership team.” Seurinck will focus on developing a long-term EMEA channel strategy. As a crucial component of Riverbed’s partner program and portfolio, it will include building a dynamic partner and alliance ecosystem based on four key components – scale, influence, access and expertise. With Riverbed customers consuming technology in different ways, Seurinck will leverage the full potential of Riverbed’s partnerships and alliances to deliver more choices and innovative solutions across the EMEA region. Seurinck will also have the responsibility to lead Riverbed’s continued focus on Service Providers, System Integrators and Alliances in EMEA this year, particularly strengthening the long-time strategic partnership with Microsoft. Seurinck said, “The pandemic triggered a significant uptake in application acceleration and network performance management solutions that keep remote workers productive and networks running and secure as organisations shift toward hybrid and work-from- anywhere models. This represents a huge opportunity for our partner community. At Riverbed, we are committed to our channel ecosystem and driving alignment to our company strategy. We have invested in next-generation resources that will support our partners, allowing them to have the expertise that will drive the adoption, implementation, and expansion of our solutions.” n GTT Announces Leaders for Americas and Europe Divisions GTT Communications, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dave Salustri as Division President, Americas and Tom Homer as Division President, Europe. Salustri previously served as Senior Vice President Enterprise Sales, Americas. Prior to GTT, he held a broad range of sales leadership and executive roles in the telecommunication industry at Time Warner Cable, XO Communications, and Verizon. Homer previously served as Senior Vice President, Europe, leading GTT’s sales operation in the region. Before joining GTT in 2020, he was Managing Director, EMEA at Telstra. GTT’s divisions, aligned geographically, have responsibility for key functions that include client success, sales, sales engineering, quoting, ordering, professional services and overall client account management. In their new roles, Salustri and Homer will focus on defining and executing the go-to-market strategy, expanding the breadth of services provided to GTT’s existing customer base and acquiring new customers. These key areas of focus are supported by the company’s operational excellence and customer experience improvement initiatives, coupled with its comprehensive portfolio of cloud networking services that address current and future enterprise telecommunication needs. In addition to Europe, Homer’s geographic responsibilities include Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Ernie Ortega, GTT Chief Revenue Officer and interim CEO stated, “The extensive industry experience that Salustri and Homer offer, combined with their distinguished track records of achievement, is precisely the seasoned leadership talent that will enable GTT to exceed the business objectives of our two main divisions. Our emphasis on a customer-first culture, that has reshaped GTT’s strategic priorities, will be reinforced by the customer-centric approach that Dave and Tom bring to their new division leadership roles.” n LogicMonitor hires Ryan Kam as Chief Marketing Officer LogicMonitor has announced the appointment of Ryan Kam as Chief Marketing Officer. Kam is an accomplished go-to-market leader with experience in developing global brand and marketing strategies to drive revenue for enterprise technology companies. Kam brings more than 20 years of public and pre-IPO B2B experience to LogicMonitor. Prior to joining LogicMonitor, Kam was Chief Marketing Officer at Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN), a leading provider of cloud contact centre software, and held the role of Chief Digital & Creative Officer at AppDynamics, which was acquired by Cisco in 2017. He also previously held a range of high-impact roles at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), including Head of Digital Marketing and Creative Director for the organisation’s flagship Dreamforce conference. Kam said, “This past year has accelerated key digital transformation and data initiatives that equip businesses with the speed and agility needed to compete in today’s fast-changing world. Organisations today are under constant pressure to modernise their IT solutions and deliver cross-functional business impact. I view LogicMonitor as a foundational platform that enables companies to deliver predictable, stable business results while innovating for the future. I’m thrilled to join LogicMonitor’s accomplished executive leadership team and look forward to helping the company capitalise on this extraordinary market opportunity.” Kam will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s global marketing efforts including strategy, demand generation, creative and communications. He will be a key member of the senior leadership team and will share accountability for company expansion and revenue growth alongside existing go-to-market leaders. Kevin McGibben, CEO of LogicMonitor said, "As LogicMonitor continues to deliver on our vision of providing unified observability to enterprises and managed service providers alike, we are thrilled to welcome Ryan to the team. His impressive background and wealth of expertise across the marketing discipline will be an invaluable asset as we continue to scale and provide our customers with the best monitoring and observability platform in the industry." n MOVERS AND SHAKERS www.networkseuropemagazine.com 61NETWORKS EUROPE reaches a readership of 26,000 network infrastructure professionals throughout Europe, landing on the desks of Data Centre Managers, Facilities Managers, CIOs, CTOs, ICT Directors, Consultants, Network Managers, Integrators and many others in the Data Centre industry. NETWORKS EUROPE features editorial contribution from worldwide industry figureheads, ensuring that it's the world's best publication for information on all aspects of this constantly evolving industry. 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