Primary Job Title VP, General Manager Vidixa (metagravy) Business Unit Primary Organization 
Kudelski Group
Gender Male
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Start-ups are my passion.
With the help of the Widevine team, pivoted Widevine multiple times, led product, engineering, company strategy, delivery and technology for Widevine resulting in a successful exit. Widevine was successfully ACQUIRED BY GOOGLE in 2010. Created strong multiples for all investors and a record ROI for the venture funds of
Echostar, Liberty Global, and Samsung.
Connector of dots.
A leader with a winning track record of fast growth in product vision, product development, customer care, business development, people management and execution. An executive with an entrepreneurial spirit, technical proficiency and business understanding who is a hands-on team leader and committed business partner to diverse stakeholders including line and executive managements, boards of directors, partners, and customers. Strong partner to sales team throughout the sales operations life cycle. Excels in senior management positions leading large teams of 100+ and small teams of < 10 extremely talented members.
@Widevine we changed the industry!
@Kudelski we are inventing the future!
Enabled content providers to serve a globally distributed audience via the Internet, with market share across over 1 BILLION connected devices. DTV technologies included content delivery, streaming media, mobile, PC, TV, set-top box and tablets conditional access, digital rights and smart cards.
Successful in companies of all scale (Start-up to Fortune 100).
EMEA work experience to include Germany and Switzerland.
Specialties: Ideation, Innovation, Invention, Incubation, Vision, Strategy, Market Strategy, Execution, Start-ups, Engineering Leadership, Customer Care, Patents, Architectures, business oriented technology, and Business Development.
