Broadband Market Growth Drives Executive Talent Acquisition at ClearBand; Video-to-PC Company Taps Four Executives From Motorola, Cable & Wireless, Silicon Valley Bank and NagraVision.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 ClearBand, the global technology leader in bringing TV and video programming to broadband connected PCs and devices, has appointed four new members to its marketing and business development teams: Jeffrey R. Huppertz, vice president, marketing; Henry Walton, director, marketing; Kirk J. Bloede, vice president, business development; and Craig H. Adams, director of business development. "We are fortunate to have acquired so much expertise and experience. Our newest team members bring an in-depth understanding of customer needs and product application within the global broadband industry," said Patrick Daleiden, ClearBand's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "These additions represent ClearBand's evolution from a tech start-up to a true commercial provider of broadband streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. solutions." Jeffrey R. Huppertz As vice president, marketing, Huppertz drives ClearBand's worldwide marketing efforts, including strategic development and execution. Huppertz joined ClearBand from Motorola, where he was director of business development and strategy for its Broadband Communications Sector. Prior to Motorola, Huppertz spent several years with the Broadband Communications Group of Scientific-Atlanta; he started his career with Zenith Electronics' Cable Television Division. Huppertz holds a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. and a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in computer science from University of Illinois' College of Engineering. He has four patents in broadband subscriber systems. Kirk J. Bloede Bringing more than 20 years of professional experience, Bloede joins ClearBand as vice president, business development. Responsible for the company's overall business development efforts, Bloede will also manage relationships with its customers and content partners. Prior to joining ClearBand, Bloede was Silicon Valley Bank's senior vice president, corporate finance, where he assisted technology clients with strategic and financial direction, including mergers and acquisitions. During his distinguished career, Bloede held key positions for Lighthouse Capital Partners, Bechtel Inc., Boettcher Inc. and Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. , Harris Upham & Co. Bloede holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Harvard University and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University. Henry Walton Henry Walton is ClearBand's director of marketing, bringing a wealth of experience in conditional access and provisioning of broadband networks. He is responsible for targeting ClearBand's cable and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary markets including product management, pricing, customer relationship management, product literature and distribution strategy. Prior to joining ClearBand, Walton served as vice president, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales and marketing for NagraVision, a European-based set-top box conditional access company. Walton also served as a consultant to the streaming media industry and was director of new business development for Zenith Electronics. Prior to Zenith, Walton held sales and marketing positions with DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. Innovis, formerly CableData Inc., the world's largest cable billing and provisioning company. Walton holds a BA in marketing from Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University, established 1906, is a regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA, and part of the University System of Georgia. It is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia and is the sixth largest institution in the . Craig H. Adams As director of business development, Adams is responsible for expanding ClearBand's global market reach. Prior to ClearBand, Adams served as regional manager for business development at Cable & Wireless, PLC in Singapore, where he was responsible for investment analysis, new business development, and mergers and acquisitions for the Pacific Rim. Before Cable & Wireless, Adams worked for Hongkong Telecommunications Company Ltd. as strategic analyst and business development executive. Adams is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, holds a master's degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. campus) and a BA from DePauw University. About ClearBand Privately held, with offices in Schaumburg, Ill., and Burlingame, Calif., ClearBand is the only technology company using existing cable networks to deliver branded programming to cable connected PCs. ClearBand technology does not stream video over the Internet; ClearBand technology delivers high-quality video over private networks for exceptional images on a PC. For more information see www.clearband.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.101000/bb14 |
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