SeaChange International has promoted Marek Kielczewski to CTO.
Currently based in the company’s engineering centre of excellence in Warsaw, he will join the executive leadership team in the Acton, Mass. headquarters.
Kielczewski joined SeaChange in May 2016 through the acquisition of DCC Labs, where he was the CEO. He was previously director at software developer 7bulls and COO at Sentivision.
Since joining SeaChange, Kielczewski has been responsible for the company’s global engineering spanning all product lines: content management, back-office, client and set top box and advertising. He has overseen the successful launch of several new innovations and offerings by SeaChange.
Commenting on Kielczewski’s promotion, Ed Terino, CEO, SeaChange International, said: “Marek is inspiring and passionate about building end-to-end video delivery and management platforms for live, linear, VOD and time-shifted video. He will be a great addition to our C-Suite, helping us to continue equipping video providers with a comprehensive set of solutions for video management and personalisation”.
Meanwhile, Jon Rider, SeaChange’s COO, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Terino added: “We are thankful for Jon’s leadership and guidance during his tenure as CIO and COO, and wish him well in future endeavours”.