Mumbai: Grass Valley, a global leader in live production solutions, has appointed Tim Banks as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Marek Kielczewski as chief technology officer (CTO), and Jim Kirkland as senior vice president global delivery and support.
These appointments support Grass Valley's accelerated business transformation and long-term vision of assisting media and entertainment organisations in their digital transformation.
Tim Banks, who has over 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, most recently as VP of sales EMEA at Grass Valley, has served as interim CRO for the past six months. Tim has established an exceptional sales and pre-sales presence in the region and has achieved impressive rates of revenue and market-share growth during his time at Grass Valley.
“I’m very proud of GV’s past and very excited by our future as we continue to help our customers create new revenue streams and drive operational efficiencies, leading the way through the media and entertainment industry’s ongoing digital transformation, “ said Banks
Marek Kielczewski joins Grass Valley with over 20 years of industry experience leading engineering organisations in broadcast, media and entertainment. Marek co-founded TVCoins, a streaming media startup, before joining Grass Valley. He was previously the CTO of SeaChange, where he oversaw the global R&D organisation's consolidation and transformation.
Kielczewski commented, “I am thrilled to be joining Grass Valley at such a pivotal time not only in their journey, but the industry’s as well. Our new product strategy will have an incredible impact on our current and future customers and will realize the full potential of AMPP, it’s truly an exciting time for all of us!”
Jim Kirkland comes to his new position with over 15 years of senior customer-facing experience, having worked in service and pre-sales at Omnibus, Miranda and Grass Valley.
Kirkland said, “I look forward to elevating Grass Valley’s excellent reputation for customer service even further as we transform our Delivery and Support structure and continue to help our customers and partners succeed.”
Grass Valley CEO and executive chairman Louis Hernandez Jr. said, “I’m delighted that Grass Valley’s leadership is strengthened by the experience and market knowledge that Tim, Marek, and Jim bring to the team. They will be pivotal in reinforcing GV’s customer-centric culture and leading our ongoing business transformation.”
“We will continue to lead in media technologies and digital workflows, to create the future of media production, and to be the best partner for our clients as well as for channel and alliance partners,” added Hernandez.
