Marc Aldrich, new CEO of Zixi following the company's arrival at Clearhaven Partners

Zixi begins a new stage on October 1 with Marc Aldrich as CEO, who will replace Gordon Brooks, new executive president. The appointment that has the support of the venture capital firm Clearhaven Partners, owner of the company since June 2024.

Aldrich He will contribute his extensive experience in the growth of technology companies. Former CEO of ThinkAnalytics, the new leader of Zixi also held the position of general manager of the media and entertainment industry business unit in Amazon Web Services, donde construyó y dirigió el desarrollo del negocio de M&E de AWS durante cinco años. Aldrich también dirigió la región de ventas de América para el segmento de proveedores de servicios globales de Cisco, a position in which he was responsible for Cisco's service provider strategy and commercial relationships with cable, telecommunications and media clients, as well as related channel partnerships and go-to-market segments. In addition to his direct role, Aldrich was globally responsible for Cisco's global video architecture, strategy and marketing for service providers.

Michelle Noon, founder and managing partner of Clearhaven Partners, has welcomed Aldrich highlighting his track record: "His experience in scaling media technology companies is a perfect fit for Zixi at its current inflection point of growth. I am equally delighted to continue working with Gordon Brooks in his capacity as Executive Chairman. For nearly the last decade, Gordon has been instrumental in Zixi's innovation and growth across broadcast, enterprise, OTT, and other market segments and the Company will continue to benefit from his insights and perspective."

Brooks, which will begin a new stage in the company, highlights the Aldrich suitability for the role: "Zixi has already built a reputation for innovation and reliability in supporting high-value media workflows across our industry. I worked closely with Marc for five years while at AWS and experienced first-hand his integrity and extensive industry knowledge. Marc's experience is exactly what we were looking for to drive the business to the next level of growth. I look forward to working closely with Marc and continuing to partner with the Clearhaven Partners team."

Finally, in his first words as part of Zixi, Aldrich has expressed the “honor” what it means to join the company “I have known and admired Zixi for many years, especially in my previous role at AWS. Zixi's differentiated software has broad applicability for reliable, cost-effective software that supports media transport workflows and high-value content orchestration. There is tremendous and continued potential for Zixi in its next phase as we expand our market presence and drive adoption to support our customers' business objectives. “I look forward to working with Clearhaven Partners and Gordon as we embark on this next chapter.”