Larissa Goerner Named Grass Valley Live Solutions Director

Larissa Goerner

Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, today appointed Larissa Goerner as director of advanced live solutions, as part of its remote production strategy, a key growth area for the company.

Grass Valley said that Goerner, based in Breda, The Netherlands, Goerner, “will leverage her past experience of working with a number of major broadcast vendors to further cement Grass Valley as the industry frontrunner in remote/at-home production.”

Prior to her appointment at Grass Valley, Goerner was part of the CTO team and strategic product manager with media solutions provider Net Insight. She has held several broadcast vendor roles in R&D, marketing, product management and business development, and has regularly contributed to and spoken at a multitude of industry events.

As a freelancer she built up an impressive first-hand knowledge base in live production, including experience in premium events such as the Olympics. Additionally, Goerner has been an active member of the Board of Directors of Alliance for IP Media Solutions, and holds MBA and EE degrees from the University of Applied Sciences, Munich.

Goerner will join Mark Hilton, VP of live production products, Grass Valley, as a senior member of the team. Hilton said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Larissa on board. She is a well-known expert in our business and her addition to the Grass Valley team is a real win for us and our customers. Her extensive experience in the industry will bring valuable insight to the ongoing development of our products and solutions.”

Goerner was one of the recipients of TVNewsCheck’s annual Technology Women to Watch Awards presented in April during the NAB Show.