Greg Willis joins Ascent as Senior Vice President, Sales

Greg Willis, a 22-year veteran of the cable, broadcast and broadband industries, has joined Ascent Media Systems & Technology Services as Senior Vice President, Sales.
In this position, he will oversee the combined sales organisations of Ascent’s systems integration unit (formerly A.F. Associates) as well as its satellite systems engineering and service organization based in Palm Bay, FL.
Willis will report to Tom Canavan, EVP of Ascent Media Network Services, and succeeds Chris Summey, who has advanced to Senior Vice President & General Manager.
Willis most recently held the position of Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Marketing for WheelsTV, where he was responsible for affiliate sales and marketing as well as broadband and network operations. He was instrumental in the initial launch of WheelsTV On-Demand and Broadband on Comcast, as well as other next generation initiatives including VOD, IPTV and content to mobile phones. Previously, Willis held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Sales Operations and Marketing for PanAmSat, in charge of global sales operations, marketing, product management, customer relations, business affairs and market intelligence.
Willis also served with one of Ascent Media's key and long-time clients, Scripps Networks, as Vice President, Digital Networks. In this role, Willis oversaw the development of new cable channels, including DIY. Prior to that, he was a member of the start-up team for Scripps's Food Network, serving as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Distribution. During Greg's tenure, Food reached the 35 million US subscribers‚ milestone and launched channels in Canada and Japan.
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