夏尔巴人数字媒体 Appoints Phil Goldby as Managing Director of EMEA and Announces Plans for Opening of London Studio
On the Heels of an Aggressive US Expansion, 夏尔巴人数字媒体 Hires Industry Veteran Phil Goldby To Lead European Expansion as Managing Director of EMEA
纽约, (2014年5月6日)
今天 夏尔巴人数字媒体 has announced the appointment of Phil Goldby as Managing Director of EMEA, leading the company’s expansion into the European marketplace. To support high demand from its global client base, the company is opening a new state-of-art studio in London, 戈德比会监督哪一个.
Goldby is a video and collaboration industry veteran, with over 15 years of experience. 在加入夏尔巴数字媒体之前, Goldby led Reed Elsevier’s multimedia team as the Director of Enterprise Multimedia. He was instrumental in working with the multinational company in providing communication technologies on a global scale, 包括音频/网络会议, 视频流和视频会议, where he increased utilization to 50% by working with end users to drive adoption. He also held the positions of Technical Services Manager and IT Systems/Senior Systems Engineer while at Reed Elsevier.
在夏尔巴数字媒体工作时, Goldby will focus on building out the company’s European client base and maintaining the high levels of customer service established in the US. Prior to the opening of the London Sherpa Studio, Goldby will be partnering with local digital video studios that produce high-quality live video to fulfill urgent client needs and compliment existing client efforts in the US.
Goldby will also help to secure new clients and grow the company’s staff in London, with a goal to emulate the company’s success in the US marketplace. 15% of the company’s current client base is in EMEA.
Goldby will report into the executive team, namely K.C. 沃森, co-CEO and co-founder of 夏尔巴人数字媒体, 马克·斯特拉斯迪, CTO and co-founder of 夏尔巴人数字媒体 and Ben Chodor, 夏尔巴数字媒体的联合首席执行官.
“We’re in the business of creating great video content for clients and focus on serving their growing needs for digital media,本·乔多说, 夏尔巴数字媒体的联合首席执行官. “The explosion of interest in video content in the US is being mirrored in the EMEA marketplace, and we’re excited to be expanding into that industry.”
“夏尔巴人数字媒体 has experienced significant client growth. We’re a company that understands what companies need when it comes to live video production – from conception to production and distribution,K说。.C. 沃森, co-CEO and co-founder of 夏尔巴人数字媒体. “We’re excited to be able to expand into a new marketplace with Phil Goldby at the helm.”
“I’m excited to join the team and work alongside K.C., Mark and Ben to grow the company and meet the overwhelming needs for live video production in the EMEA marketplace,菲尔·戈德比说.
总部位于红木城, 加州, the company plans to open the Sherpa London Studio in Q4 of 2014. The Sherpa New York Studio officially opened its doors in March 2014.
关于夏尔巴数字媒体
夏尔巴人数字媒体 sits at the intersection of infrastructure, data security, and media analytics. The company was founded in July, 2011 by enterprise media solution veterans K.C. 沃森 and马克·斯特拉斯迪 to help global companies navigate and succeed in the complex new world of video-based communications. 从那时起, Sherpa has evolved to provide digital media solutions, 基础设施服务, and media intelligence tools to global organizations like Apple, 日立, 摩根大通, 麦肯锡, 和斯坦福大学医学院. 夏尔巴是独立的,privately held company headquartered in Redwood City, 加州, 并在纽约市设有办事处. 主要投资者包括Robert Spass, Founder and Managing Partner of New York-based Capital Z Partners, 蒂莫西·麦卡锡, 查尔斯·施瓦布前总裁 & Company, and Ben Chodor, former founder and CEO of Stream57 (sold to Intercall/West in 2009).