Greg Gudorf & Peter Lee Join Technicolor to Launch New Integrated Digital Content Distribution Business
December 16 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453)(NYSE:TMS), through its
Technicolor business today announced that Greg Gudorf and Peter Lee
have joined Technicolor to launch the company’s newly created
business focused on integrated digital content delivery and device
management. The new team will be focused on the convergence of
content, cloud-based applications and a variety of devices for use
at home and on-the-go.
In their new posts, Greg will serve as general manager and Peter
Lee will serve as executive vice president of technology and
strategy. Both will be based in Technicolor’s Burbank, CA
offices.
Prior to joining Technicolor, Greg served as CEO for Digeo, Inc.
and brings more than 25 years of experience in consumer
electronics, with an emphasis on the convergence of cable,
satellite, and Internet services, to new hardware and software
products. Throughout his 25 years in the industry, Greg has been
involved in sales, marketing, business development, and management
for the retail, distribution and manufacturing aspects of the
business, with a particular emphasis on network products such as
satellite, cable, and Internet offerings. He holds 15 U.S. patents
in the network and interactive TV fields with more than 30
additional patents pending. He holds an MBA from the University of
Phoenix and is a graduate of Antioch University.
Peter previously was CEO of Channel M, a leading digital
out-of-home video company, and has held senior level positions at
The Walt Disney Company, Fox, GeoVideo Networks (a Lucent
Technology company), MyPotential (a well-being company chaired by
Deepak Chopra), Hitplay Media, and IBM.
Peter holds a Master of Science degree from the University of
Southern California and a Bachelor of Science from UCLA. In 2005,
he won a Technical Emmy Award and has been granted more than a
dozen patents, with many patents pending in the areas of digital ad
insertion, content distribution, and portable media players.
*Note to press: High resolution headshots available upon
request.
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