Video security specialist Friend MTS has appointed Shane McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer.
McCarthy was previously Chief Operating Officer at Irdeto, and President for International Business at Pace PLC. He was Founder and CEO of Caldero, a professional services consultancy within the video entertainment market, and currently sits as a Non-Executive Director at Consult Red, one of the UK’s largest technology employee-owned trust boards.
“It is an exciting time to join Friend MTS as we plan and implement the next phase of growth for the company,” says Shane. “As the world leader in content security for live sports and events, we already protect some of the biggest brands in the Media and Entertainment industry. Our goal is to bring the class-leading tools and expertise trusted by our customers to every content creator, owner and distributor around the world.”
McCarthy’s brief is to drive growth across all markets for Friend MTS, adding new customers to a list that already includes Sky, the Premier League, UEFA, Warner Bros Discovery, BBC Studios, Serie A, WWE, Bell Canada and Rogers Sports & Media.
“We are excited to welcome Shane as our new CEO,” says Daniel Harris, Chair of the board at Friend MTS. “His invaluable wisdom, knowledge and experience will make him an excellent leader and CEO at Friend MTS and we look forward to the future with confidence.”
Derek Chang left the role at the end of 2021 after eight months in the role. Friend MTS was subsequently under the leadership of founder Jonathan Friend and the senior leadership team.
