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Edel García joins Glookast as partner and executive vice president

With offices in Davie (Florida, USA) and Porto (Portugal), with this incorporation Glookast intends to consolidate the growth experienced in the United States, and expand activity in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Edel GarciaGlookast has incorporated Edel García as partner and executive vice president of sales and marketing. In addition to creating and maintaining closer relationships with clients, Garcia will refine and expand the company's marketing strategies.

Founded in 2009, Glookast develops modular tools that enable multi-format, multi-resolution MXF digital workflows to be implemented with the tools and manufacturers of their customers' choice. Its work approach allows improving the ingestion, sharing, conversion and distribution of digital content across multiple platforms.
Glookast maintains operations in the US and Europe. Its more than 550 m² headquarters in Davie, Florida houses quality control, manufacturing, integration and customer services, while the development team is located in Porto, Portugal.

William R. Silva, CEO of Glookast, has highlighted that "Edel is an exceptional professional and a great asset for any technology and media company. He has a unique mix of market knowledge and technical experience. His professional knowledge is complemented by his unconditional support for employees and clients. Edel is always generous with his time to help someone on his team. The quality of his advice is very great, the result of his experience and intelligence. Glookast needed an experienced digital media executive capable of not only consolidating the growth we have experienced in the past. United States, but also to expand this growth in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. I cannot think of a better partner and person for this challenge.”

“García es capaz de poner las cosas en su contexto más amplio, ver con perspectiva lo que ocurre y adoptar medidas a largo plazo en un contexto más amplio. Entre sus muchos puntos fuertes, el pensamiento estratégico y crítico son quizás los dos más grandes. Estoy muy contento de poder contar con Edel como miembro del equipo de gestión de Gllokast”, agregó Silva.

Antes de unirse a Glookast, García fue vicepresidente de Ventas en Wohler Technologies Radiant Grid y director de Ventas para América Latina en Avid, donde fue responsable de las ventas de la línea de productos profesionales de la empresa. Anteriormente fue vicepresidente de Ventas para América Latina en Leitch, liderando un equipo de ventas y marketing de una completa cartera de productos de la empresa. En Sony Business & Professional Latin America, García ha ocupado diversos cargos en ingeniería y más tarde en el área de ventas de alta dirección. Obtuvo su licenciatura en ingeniería eléctrica en la Universidad Internacional de la Florida.

Ante su incorporación a Gllokast, García se ha mostrado “muy emociado para dar un empujón a las ventas y marketing de la compañía. Esta empresa está bien posicionada para ofrecer a las empresas de media las soluciones que necesitan, ya que estas empresas continúan adoptando flujos de trabajo basados ​​en archivos que cumplen con sus necesidades de ser capazez de adaptarse rápidamente a los modelos de negocio en una continua y rápida evolución y al cambio en nuestra industria”.

By, June 18, 2013, Section:Media management, Business

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