Globecast has named Sylvain Merle as its new CTO.
Merle will be responsible for managing skill centres, developing strategic partnerships and contributing to technological advances such as IT architecture and storage, headends, WAN, LAN and CDN Networks.
Philippe Bernard, CEO at Globecast said, “Globecast is excited to welcome Sylvain as the newest member of our forward-thinking team. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership skills to his new post including 25 years’ experience in broadcast architecture, OTT, nonlinear distribution, transmission, IPTV and IT. With such an impressive background, I know he’ll be an incredible asset to our business so we can continue to deliver the high value that our clients have come to expect.”
Sylvain joins Globecast from beIN Media Group, where he worked as the company’s technical director. He has previously held senior technical positions with Fox International Channels, TV5Monde, and Thomson Broadcast Systems.