Shotoku UK Appoints Darren Webster Technical Director

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, an international manufacturer of robotic, manual and VR/AR tracking camera support systems, continues its global growth with the recruitment of Darren Webster as technical director in the U.K.

Webster, who brings extensive engineering, operational and managerial experience in a wide range of technical environments with him, began his new role with the company in May.

James Eddershaw, Shotoku UK managing director, said: “We are so pleased to welcome Darren to the Shotoku family. Shotoku is growing, not simply geographically but in the depth and breadth of our collective expertise. Darren brings us a wealth of experience from a customer’s perspective, having worked for several years at the cutting edge of live production technology support at a major UK broadcaster. We are confident his contribution to Shotoku UK’s development will be invaluable, and our customers will benefit from his experience and insight into the real-world needs of broadcasters using advanced robotic systems on high-profile 24/7 live productions.”

Prior to joining Shotoku, Webster spent 15 years at SKY in the U.K., where he held several key positions, the most recent of which was head of production support. In this role, he provided leadership for SKY management ensuring critical internal production services were performed to the highest level. He was also responsible for managing relevant third-party vendor relationships, commercial agreements and commercial budgets. His career started at Sky in 2006 where he served as a Headend engineer working on critical compression and distribution systems before moving into the production side of the business where he served in various management roles.

Before joining SKY, Webster spent two years at Arqiva, a U.K. transmission and communications company, where he worked in technical operations.

In his new position, Webster will be responsible for two teams at the heart of Shotoku’s success to date: R&D Engineering and Customer Support. He will manage the processes of product development, deployment, and lifetime support as well as uncovering areas of growth opportunities and continuing to promote Shotoku’s high standards of technical innovation and first-class support.

Webster is based in the U.K. and can be reached at [email protected]