Gerrit Niemeijer brings to Visible World vast experience and expertiser in the digital TV market, both in the US and Europe. He remains actively involved with the ongoing industry standards development efforts in both areas.
Prior to joining Visible World, Gerrit was Vice-President of Internet Technologies in the Consumer Electronics Business Group Digital Networks for Royal Philips Electronics N.V, where he initiated and launched many Philips products for the converging Internet-TV market, including MPEG-4 streaming solutions and Internet-enabled TV for customers like America Online (AOL TV). Prior to joining Philips, Gerrit was Engineering Manager at Digital Equipment Corporation (which was acquired by Compaq and has since merged with Hewlett-Packard). At DEC, Gerrit developed several new software products and extensions for the Digital Groupware product division.
Gerrit earned his MSc in Computer Science (summa cum laude) at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Source: Visible World
