ZTransform Hires Mark Brown As New SVP Of Solutions & Development

ZTransform, a technology systems and solutions provider serving the broadcast, corporate new media, sports venue, education and government sectors, has further expanded its leadership team, with the appointment of industry veteran, and market strategist, Mark Brown as SVP of solutions and development.

With more than 30 years’ experience in media production industries, Brown has worked on video streaming, television broadcast and adjacent video technology projects for industry-leading corporations, including Warner Brothers Discovery, Yankee Entertainment & Sports Network, Madison Square Garden, DirecTV, ESPN, Viacom, Verizon, Spark Sports, Staples Arena, ABC, Disney, Sony Pictures, Hulu, Microsoft, major television broadcast groups, and many others.

In his new role at ZTransform, Brown will work closely with the senior leadership team to strategically identify and respond to new business opportunities in new sectors and regions as well as manage pre-sales engineering, and proposal development. His responsibilities will also extend to cultivating and managing strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, vendors, and other external entities to enhance business growth potential and ensure that proposed solutions meet the evolving and dynamic needs of Ztransform customers.

Prior to joining ZTransform, Brown was director and principal solutions architect at Warner Brothers Discovery where he was responsible for aligning clients’ video streaming business objectives with technology solutions; designing and integrating video streaming technology solutions for high profile clientele for major entertainment and sports brands.

Brown has experience in a multitude of video environments, including Direct to Consumer (D2C), OTT/OVP including video on demand (SVOD, AVOD) and FAST, SSAI/DAI, TV Everywhere, content management, cloud-based media services, MVPD’s, broadcast television, satellite DTH, cable networks, production and post-production, and studios.

Brown started off as a systems engineer at SAIC in 1986 and worked his way up the career ladder at companies such as Tektronics and Sony Systems Integration Center (SIC), and later became CTO/executive vice president of SignaSys. More recently, Brown secured executive leadership roles, including director and corporate principal at Ascent Media, director of solutions architecture and professional services at Verizon Digital Media Services and as chief strategy officer of technology and business development at MPS Broadband.

Brown, along with many of the ZTransform team, will be attending NAB 2024. To arrange a meeting, visit ztransform.com/nab-2024.