Gearhouse Broadcast USA appoints Clayton Packard as Sales Director

Clayton’s main focus will be to continue the impressive growth of Gearhouse’s production origination offerings which include mobile, fly-pack and rental facilities across a variety of production workflows. He will be involved in the development of live production platforms that cover sports, news and event applications. In addition, Clayton will drive the packaging of projects where all below the line elements can be bundled, thanks to Gearhouse’s extensive range of services offered, to deliver operational and cost efficiencies.

With considerable experience of sales, management, operations, programming and production within the television market, Clayton will look to build long-term customer relations and increase revenue within the region. He joins Gearhouse from PSSI Global’s Strategic Television video transport and project management business, where he was VP Sales. There he worked with primary broadcast, cable and digital networks, as well as independent producers and programming providers, both domestically and internationally.

He has also worked as an Account Executive for KTTV and Wold Communications, later becoming Executive in charge of Production for the Prime Ticket Regional Sports Network. Clayton then moved on to be General Manager at Fox Sports Northwest and assisted the NBA’s Sacramento Kings as in-house Manager for Maloof Sports & Entertainment, where he worked to develop a northern California sports network for Comcast, which is now part of the NBC Sports Regional Network Group family.

“This appointment comes at an exciting time for our business in North America and Clayton has the right blend of experience, technical and business acumen, and vision to help us meet our ambitious objectives going forward,” said Gearhouse Broadcast USA President Michael Harabin.

Discussing his appointment, Clayton added: “With its unique offering and agility to take on a range of different types of jobs, Gearhouse can deliver a truly flexible service that brings about cost and operational savings. I’m delighted to take on this role, and look forward to helping our clients do more with their budgets.”

About Gearhouse Broadcast

Gearhouse Broadcast is one of the world’s leading and most innovative broadcast services providers. It supplies technical facilities, crew and services to capture the world’s most watched live and near live content from iconic events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics, to popular entertainment programmes such as The X Factor and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

It delivers services including project solutions, outside broadcast, equipment rental, systems integration, RF, equipment sales and event communications to the world’s most respected broadcasters, production companies and rights holders. With offices in the UK, France, Australia, USA, Germany and Qatar - and a fleet of HD and 4K OB trucks in Australia and the US - Gearhouse Broadcast can meet the most complex broadcast requirements locally or on location anywhere in the world.