DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wazee Digital™, the leader in title management, delivery and monetization services for sports, media and entertainment companies, has recruited Dave Polyard as its new senior vice president of global sales.
Polyard joins from Oracle, where he was in charge of field sales and reseller relationships in the Americas for its Digital Media Solutions Group. He was the senior vice president of sales for content storage management provider Front Porch Digital for a number of years, prior to its acquisition by Oracle. He has extensive knowledge of the broadcast media sector having held senior sales positions at OmniBus, Autocue and The Associated Press. A former broadcast journalist, he has deep knowledge of the sector having worked in operational roles in various organizations.
At the Associated Press, Polyard was on the team that launched the highly successful ENPS newsroom production system where he managed worldwide sales and marketing for the AP Broadcast Technology Group. He was also involved in the early implementations of the successful MOS protocol (media object server protocol) that is now considered an industry standard to allow newsroom computer systems to exchange information using a standard protocol.
Harris Morris, CEO of Wazee Digital, said: “Dave has a unique understanding of workflow and the implementation of complex solutions in news and production environments, which will help in his relationships with our key accounts and prospects. His background in journalism and commercial production helps him relate to the operational challenges our clients face. That hands-on experience gives him the ability to communicate with customers and partners who are looking for solutions to manage complex workflows.”
Dave Polyard, SVP Global Sales Wazee Digital said: “I am excited to be joining Wazee Digital at a time when it is launching new products and redefining how it can use its content management and distribution technology to help content owners monetize their assets.” Polyard added: ”Wazee Digital has a wonderful reputation in the industry, and given its expertise in managing content in the Cloud I believe that we’re uniquely positioned to provide best-of-breed workflow solutions for our customers in all areas of the content universe.”
About Wazee Digital
Wazee Digital is the leader in content management, delivery and monetization services for media and entertainment companies.
We provide one of the world’s largest managed video and metadata platforms as a cloud-based service, reducing or eliminating the impact of people intensive processes, legacy hardware and monolithic software on our customers as they transition to digital.
