VITEC Names Kevin Dowd Business Development Director In APAC

VITEC has appointed Kevin Dowd regional business development director, APAC. Based in Hong Kong, Dowd is fluent in Mandarin, French and Japanese.

“As VITEC continues its growth in APAC, we are pleased to welcome Kevin Dowd to the team,” says Jamie Hind, VITEC regional director, APAC. “It’s an exciting time for us in the region and Kevin brings a huge amount of experience and knowledge with him — we are looking forward to seeing him help drive the long-term success of VITEC across Asia.”

Dowd has more than 25 years of business development experience across China and the broader APAC region, where he has worked for international technology companies including MultiDyne, Accord Networks, RGB Networks, Broadstream, Haivision, Polycom, deCarta (now part of Uber) and Viewcast. He has directly sold and managed multimillion-dollar projects in markets including telecoms, health care, military, finance, government, broadcasting, education and public relations.

Having lived in Shanghai and Hong Kong since 1995, Dowd has established a network of some of the largest broadcasters, government agencies, financial institutions and telecommunications service providers in APAC, and at the highest levels of local and central governments in China and throughout Asia.

With a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an MSc in Economics with distinction from the University of Bristol, Dowd is an expert on the political economy of China, having held positions with the Shanghai Institute of Economic Development and Jiaotong University in Shanghai.

VITEC is a provider of IPTV, video streaming and digital signage solutions, delivering end-to-end IP-based technology solutions across a wide range of markets, including corporate, stadiums/venues, hospitality/leisure, broadcast, government and military.