Grass Valley Makes Key Executive Appointments

Grass Valley, a provider of solutions for live productions, today appointed Tim Banks chief revenue officer, Marek Kielczewski chief technology officer and Jim Kirkland senior vice president global delivery and support. The appointments, Grass Valley said, reinforce its “accelerated transformation of the business and its long-term vision to accompany media and entertainment organizations in their digital transformation.”

With more than 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment space, most recently as VP of sales EMEA at Grass Valley, Tim Banks has been in the interim CRO role for the past six months. Over his years at Grass Valley, the company said, “Tim has established an exceptional sales and pre-sales presence in-region and has achieved impressive rates of revenue and market-share growth.”

Marek Kielczewski comes to Grass Valley with 20-plus years of industry experience in running engineering organizations in the broadcast, media, and entertainment segments. Prior to joining Grass Valley, Kielczewski  co-founded TVCoins, a streaming media startup. He was previously also CTO of SeaChange where he led the consolidation and transformation of the global R&D organization.

Jim Kirkland brings over 15 years of experience of senior customer-facing positions to his new role, having worked in service and pre-sales at Omnibus, Miranda and Grass Valley.

Louis Hernandez Jr., Grass Valley CEO and executive chairman, said: “I’m delighted that Grass Valley’s leadership is strengthened by the experience and market knowledge that Tim, Marek and Jim bring to the team. They will be pivotal in reinforcing GV’s customer-centric culture and leading our ongoing business transformation. We will continue to lead in media technologies and digital workflows, to create the future of media production, and to be the best partner for our clients as well as for channel and alliance partners.”