Ramnik Kamo Named CMO, Imagine Communications

Imagine Communications has announced the promotion of Ramnik Kamo to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. In addition to overseeing Imagine Communications' overall marketing strategy, Kamo will be responsible for business development, partnerships and merger and acquisition activities.

With more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Kamo has a track record of bringing to market products and services that enable customers to exploit the business-transforming potential of new technologies and monetization models. He also has considerable experience in on-premise and cloud technology solutions and an understanding of go-to-market models required to succeed in both domains.

"Ramnik possesses a rare combination of vision, creativity and business skills," said Imagine Communications CEO Charlie Vogt. "No one better understands the mindset of our customers and is able to design, develop and market solutions that meet their requirements to evolve their businesses gracefully, affordably and without operational disruption. Ramnik will be exceptional in integrating the 'voice' of our customers into our future product development and go-to-market strategies."

Since joining Imagine Communications, Kamo has been instrumental in developing the company's New Media strategies, focusing on the branding and strategic positioning of Imagine Communications' Live/Linear to Over-the-Top (OTT) initiatives, advertising and campaign management solutions and CloudXtream platform, which includes Cloud DVR (cDVR) and Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) solutions.

His appointment comes as the media and entertainment industry is faced with disruption to longstanding operational and business practices. Shifting video consumption patterns, emerging technologies and a new wave of competition is putting pressure on the industry to improve the agility and efficiencies of their operations.

"The combination of its heritage in the media industry and market-leading embrace of next-generation technologies, including IP, software-defined networking and cloud, places Imagine Communications in the optimal position to convert today's disruptions into tomorrow's opportunities," commented Kamo. "I'm excited by the richness of our solution portfolio, our focus in both the SDI/baseband and IP realms and the opportunity it affords us to deliver the benefits, solutions and services our customers require now and into the future."

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(JP)