Rick Hanson Joins Brightcove as Chief Revenue Officer
December 05 2018 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the leading provider of cloud
services for video, today announced the appointment of Rick Hanson
as Chief Revenue Officer, a new role for the company. A senior
sales executive with over 25 years of experience developing high
performing teams, Hanson will oversee the global sales organization
including all customer facing direct sales, channel sales, and
professional services organizations. He will report to CEO, Jeff
Ray.
“Rick is a seasoned sales executive with a proven track record
for achieving revenue goals and developing sales teams worldwide.
With Rick’s leadership and deep expertise, we are confident the
company will achieve faster, more consistent revenue growth around
the globe,” Jeff Ray, Chief Executive Officer, Brightcove, said.
“We are thrilled to have Rick join the company at this exciting
time and truly believe he is the ideal leader to help usher
Brightcove into the next phase of growth.”
“Video is rapidly becoming a central component of the marketing
and revenue strategies for companies in a variety of industries.
Brightcove’s leadership in this market, combined with its industry
leading products and services, puts it in a great position to
benefit from these positive market trends,” Rick Hanson said. “I
look forward to joining the Brightcove team and working with sales
leadership to maximize these opportunities and guide the company to
breakout growth.”
About Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson joins Brightcove from CA Technologies, where he
served as SVP & GM of North America and was responsible for the
America's team sales efforts with the top global 1000 and Fortune
1000 accounts in market leading areas. Prior to CA Technologies,
Rick served as EVP of Global Sales for Skyport Systems, a
venture-backed company in the hyper converged infrastructure space.
Before Skyport Systems, Rick oversaw HP’s software business, where
he was responsible for the company’s $4 billion global software
sales organization. Additionally, Rick spent 14 years at RSA as
Vice President of Worldwide Sales Engineering & Sales
Methodology Training and Area Sales Director where he built the
global sales engineering organization for RSA Security from the
ground up. Rick began his career by enlisting in the United States
Air Force.
About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV) is the leading global provider of
powerful cloud solutions for managing, delivering, and monetizing
video experiences on every screen. A pioneering force in the world
of online video since the company’s founding in 2004, Brightcove’s
award-winning technology, unparalleled services, extensive partner
ecosystem, and proven global scale have helped thousands of
companies in over 70 countries achieve better business results with
video. To learn more, visit www.brightcove.com.
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