Norman Rouse Joins Snell in Senior Marketing Role
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"Norman is an ideal choice to serve as Snell's chief evangelist," said Simon Derry, CEO of Snell. "He brings 25 years of experience working with some of the top brands in the industry, including Sony and Quantel, which has given him wide-ranging and substantial knowledge. Norman also has a keen understanding of how broadcasters utilize technology to solve real-world challenges in response to their ever-changing marketplace."
Rouse joins Snell from Sony Professional, where he served as senior solutions business manager responsible for defining, developing, and delivering enterprise-wide solutions to all sectors of the A/V marketplace. Prior to Sony Professional, Rouse was group marketing manager at Quantel, where he played a key role in strategic marketing and positioning for the company's Stereo3D and sQ/Newsbox server-based production systems. He also served for eight years in numerous product management and marketing roles for Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe, and was involved in the launch of the now-famous D3/5 and DVCPRO formats while at Panasonic Broadcast Europe.
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"It's a pleasure to be joining one of the most respected names in the broadcast and media sector. Snell has a tremendous portfolio of technology innovation and product excellence," said Rouse. "I'm looking forward to helping raise the company's visibility in our traditional markets such as live production, playout, post and central operations, as well as some exciting new sectors that we're expanding into in the year ahead. At the same time, we'll be focused on positioning Snell as a thought leader and industry visionary — the ideal partner to lead our customers into the next era of broadcast production and content distribution."
About Snell
Snell is a leading innovator in digital media technology and provides broadcasters and global media companies with a comprehensive range of solutions to create, better manage, and streamline the distribution of content for today's multi-screen world. Snell provides the tools necessary to transition seamlessly and cost-effectively to HDTV, stereoscopic 3D, and 3Gbps operations. Headquartered in the U.K., Snell serves more than 2,000 broadcasters, post facilities, and global media companies in more than 100 countries through its worldwide team of sales and support personnel.