Primary Job Title Senior Vice President and Consumer Entertainment Primary Organization Dolby Laboratories
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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As Senior Vice President, Consumer Entertainment, Giles Baker leads Dolby's business in the consumer entertainment industry, delivering technology and innovations that continue to raise the standard of entertainment experiences across the world. Giles leads a global team that builds complete industry solutions—from content production to
distribution and playback—to bring immersive entertainment experiences to consumer devices, including TVs, game consoles, PCs, digital media adapters, mobile phones, and tablets.
Under Giles's leadership, Dolby audio solutions have been integrated into national standards and adopted by operators and manufacturers that are addressing the transition to digital broadcast, from Northern Europe to the Middle East and Asia. Dolby has also unveiled innovations in the visual experience, including Dolby Vision™, which transforms the TV experience with dramatic imaging—incredible brightness, contrast, and color that bring entertainment to life.
Before joining Dolby in 2010, Giles spent nearly 10 years in business leadership roles at Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for professional video software. Previously, he was responsible for the professional DVD authoring business at Sonic Solutions.
Giles holds an undergraduate degree in music and sound recording from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom and an MBA degree from the Wharton School.
