Matt Danilowicz Appointed Managing Director of Vitec Group Communications; Broadcast Industry Veteran Brings Experience and Leadership to Vitec Group.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Clear-Com(R) (a Vitec Group brand), the global leader of trusted intercom solutions, today announced the appointment of Matt Danilowicz as managing director of Vitec Group Communications worldwide. As a global supplier of broadcasting, entertainment and photographic equipment and services, Vitec Group owns brands including Drake drake 1. male duck. 2. loliumtemulentum. and Clear-Com(R), whose broadcast and live performance intercom solutions are recognized and respected around the world. Matt takes up his new position, with global responsibility, effective June June: see month. 26, 2006 after having joined Vitec Group Communications as vice president, Worldwide Marketing and Sales/Americas and Asia in November November: see month. of 2005. Currently based in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , USA, Matt will be splitting his time between the US and the company's international headquarters in the Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. research park, Cambridge, UK. Matt accepted the managing director position to replace Chris Exelby, who left the company to pursue other business interests. "We're very pleased to be able to make this announcement -- Matt has been key to the overall success of Vitec Group Communications since joining us in 2005," said Joop Janssen, chief executive, Broadcast Systems Division, Vitec Group Communications. "One of his first tasks in his new role as managing director will be to work with me to further develop our three year business plan for the company, geared towards its continued success in opening up new markets in emerging geographies and bringing innovative products and technologies to the broadcast and live performance industries." Matt has spent more than 20 years in the American broadcast industry. He has been closely involved with major technical innovations including station automation, non-linear editing, video servers, playback Playback could mean:
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. . Matt has also played key roles in the financial operations for a number of start-ups, management buy-outs and successful business turnarounds. Throughout his career, Matt has held senior management positions with some of the world's leading broadcast industry companies including Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Dynatech and ParkerVision, where he facilitated the company's asset sale to Thomson. Among his accomplishments, Matt pioneered newsroom workflow automation See workflow. on a global basis, traveling to most of the world's leading TV networks and stations analyzing and introducing radical new working practices. He has also held the position of business development director for one of the first interactive television services, TV Answer, whose team later created early applications for America On Line. ABOUT CLEAR-COM Clear-Com is the global market and intercom technology leader for live audio communication systems for broadcast, studio, public safety, military, government, air traffic control, business, and event professionals who demand uncompromising clarity, reliability and mobility. In addition to offering more than 200 intercom products, the company also provides consulting, engineering, training, and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Founded in 1968, Clear-Com invented the world's first party line beltpack. In 1991, the company introduced the world's first digital matrix. Today, the company continues innovating with wireless and IP-based products. Clear-Com, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the UK's Vitec Group plc, is based in Emeryville, California and Cambridge UK. For more information, please visit http://www.clearcom.com. ABOUT VITEC The Vitec Group is a global supplier of equipment and services to the broadcasting, entertainment and photographic industries. The company has $338 million in revenues, more than 1,500 employees worldwide and operations in almost 100 countries. Vitec Group Communications, a Vitec Group company, has two headquarters: Cambridge Research Park in the United Kingdom for all of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and Emeryville, Calif. for the U.S. and AsiaPac. The Vitec Group Communications business is dominated by two international leading brands: Clear-Com(R) and Drake. For more information, please visit http://www.vitecgroup.com. Clear-Com(R) is a registered trademark of Vitec Group plc |
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