Vizrt appoints Rohit Nagarajan as its new CEO

With the aim of marking the next phase of the company's global growth, Vizrt appoints Rohit Nagarajan, with more than two decades of experience in the technology sector, as its new CEO.

Nagarajan has held key roles across multiple geographies at SAP, SoftwareONE and Salesforce. He has extensive experience in sales, marketing and product innovation. Your goal now will be increase Vizrt's international growth and improve its offer for clients, partners and users.

Rohit Nagarajan says, "For over 25 years, Vizrt has been at the heart of media innovation, building strong relationships with incredible clients around the world. Last Tuesday, Vizrt technology was instrumental in coverage of the US elections by hundreds of media outlets, demonstrating the power of our expertise and the creativity of our clients. With the media industry entering the era of cloud and AI-assisted production, I truly feel like it has never “There has been a more exciting time to be part of this journey. The potential we have to grow and have an even greater impact is immense.”

Michael Hallen, who has been CEO of Vizrt for the past eight years, has laid a solid foundation for this new chapter and, together with the Board, agreed that the time was right for new leadership. Hallén oversaw the addition of NewTek and Flowics to the Vizrt ecosystem to extend its legacy in broadcast graphics to live production and the cloud, along with developing NDI into the high-quality, easy-to-use platform that every professional storyteller uses to produce video for any channel.

"Rohit is highly respected for his leadership, customer dedication and deep experience in sales, marketing, product innovation and talent management, qualities that perfectly align with Vizrt's culture and vision. His proven experience in driving growth and building global software organizations will be invaluable in guiding Vizrt's next phase of success," says Klaus Holse, Chairman of the Board of Vizrt.

"On behalf of the Board, we thank Michael for his contributions; under his leadership, Vizrt has built an infrastructure primed for sales growth. We look forward to his continued influence as Chairman of NDI," added Holse.

"Leading Vizrt alongside such talented colleagues has been an honor. I am proud of our achievements over the past eight years and look forward to seeing the company's continued success under Rohit's leadership," concludes Michael Hallén.