OwnZones Appoints Arjun Ramamurthy Chief Technology Officer

OwnZones Entertainment Technologies, a cloud-based video supply chain company, has hired Arjun Ramamurthy as global chief technology officer.

He was most recently the senior vice president of technology at Twentieth Century Fox/Disney. In that capacity, he was responsible for setting the technology direction for motion picture and TV production, post production, digital content processing and downstream distribution, and digital archiving.

In addition, he was responsible for outlining and defining the next generation workflow throughout the organization, as well as the introduction of new technology and toolsets into the production.

Ramamurthy has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, and was previously with Deluxe’s EFILM facility. Prior to that, he worked with Warner Bros.’ Technical Operations and Feature Animation.

He is an active member of SMPTE, IEEE, and has chaired and contributed on a variety of technical committees and standards. He holds several patents in digital image processing and media post production. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Academy’s Scientific and Technology Council and a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.