Cloud broadcast specialist Amagi has appointed Richard Perkett as its Chief Product Officer.
Perkett comes to Amagi with over 25 years of experience in product management, product marketing, engineering, and user experience. Prior to joining Amagi, Perkett spent 11 years at cybersecurity firm Rapid7. He took the company’s offer from a single product into a comprehensive native-SaaS cybersecurity platform with a dozen product and managed service offerings.
“We are excited to welcome Richard Perkett to Amagi as our new Chief Product Officer,” said Baskar Subramanian, Co-founder & CEO of Amagi. “As Amagi enters its next phase of growth – Amagi 2.0 –Richard’s strategic vision and deep product expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of our product offerings. His experience in building and scaling comprehensive SaaS platforms aligns perfectly with our vision of delivering unparalleled value to our customers.”
Perkett added, “I’m incredibly excited to join Amagi at such a pivotal time in the company’s journey. The opportunity to lead a talented product organization and contribute to shaping Amagi 2.0 is truly inspiring. I am confident that by fostering a strong product culture, we will be able to deliver even greater value to our customers and achieve remarkable growth.”
Amagi enables content owners to launch, distribute, and monetize live linear channels on Free Ad-supported Streaming TV and video services platforms.
