Jan Lange will head up regional sales for Avids broadcast and video sector in Central Europe, Middle East and Turkey as of April 9, 2015. The former Senior VP Sales/Marketing of Cologne-based Media Broadcast GmbH will be responsible for driving Avids business and support the Avid Everywhere strategy across the region. Lange’s former positions include […]
Jan Lange will head up regional sales for Avids broadcast and video sector in Central Europe, Middle East and Turkey as of April 9, 2015. The former Senior VP Sales/Marketing of Cologne-based Media Broadcast GmbH will be responsible for driving Avids business and support the Avid Everywhere strategy across the region.
Lange’s former positions include VP European Sales Channels and Executive VP Direct Sales at T-Mobile in Bonn/Germany, General Manager DACH region at colt technology services in Frankfurt as well as Director Sales EMEA at Virtual Computing Environment Company in London/UK. With his help Media Broadcast GmbH, Europes leading service provider for linear and non-linear TV solutions to the broadcast industry, has successfully advanced to the position as innovation driver for digital media within the broadcast industry. Some of his most important sales achievements were the break through of the new digital radio standard DAB+ in Germany, the transformation of the DVB core business driven by the HD requirements and securing the German IPTV Award in the Most innovative technology category for launching multithek, an hbbtv-based hybrid TV solution. In this role, he was also responsible for international business development, resulting in an extensive knowledge of the broadcast industry and the challenges it faces based on the fast changing media value chain.
Jan Lange will be reporting to Tom Cordiner, Vice President of International Sales at Avid, and be based at Avids German office in Munich.
Jan Lange is a valuable addition to the team, and Im pleased to welcome him on board, said Tom Cordiner.
We want to continue our growth in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East and drive our Avid Everywhere vision. I strongly believe that Jans comprehensive expertise in this area will help us to further strengthen and expand our business and our presence in this important region.
Im excited to be joining Avid and to be part of the transformation of the media industry through Avid Everywhere, added Jan Helge Lange.
I look forward to offer my customers an additional element of the media value chain, leveraging the opportunities we have in the Central EMEA region and working with the Avid team.
