Enrique Rodriguez has been appointed president and CEO of TiVo, effective November 13. He has also joined the company’s board of directors.
Commenting on the development, Jim Meyer, chairman of the Board of Directors, TiVo, said: “Enrique is an exceptional leader and strategist who has the energy and passion that will position TiVo for success.
“He knows the company and our industry inside and out, and will be able to move quickly with implementing initiatives that we believe will position the company for future success and add value for our stockholders.”
Rodriguez has decades of experience in the entertainment technology and media space. Most recently, he was executive VP and CTO of AT&T’s Entertainment Group, and his prior career includes executive positions within Sirius XM, Cisco Systems’ Service Provider Video Technology Group and Microsoft’s TV Division, as well as serving as VP of Xbox Partnerships for Microsoft.
Prior to Microsoft, he spent more than 20 years serving in various engineering and executive positions at Thomson/RCA.
Rodriguez said: “I am honoured to be selected by the Board for this opportunity to lead TiVo and its employees, and I look forward to the company’s next phase of growth.
“The opportunity for TiVo is enormous, and my focus will be on accelerating the innovation that our customers demand to help usher in a new era of entertainment, while adding value for our stockholders.”
Rodriguez succeeds Thomas Carson, who announced his intention to retire earlier this year. Carson, who is also stepping down from the board of directors as of November 13, will stay on in an advisory capacity through the beginning of the second quarter of 2018 to assist in the CEO transition.