Arroyo appoints new President and CEO

Arroyo Video Solutions, creators of an innovative software infrastructure that empowers operators and service providers to deliver the world of personalised entertainment, has announced the appointment of broadband industry leader Rick DeGabrielle to the position of president and chief executive officer.
DeGabrielle, a 20 year networking veteran with a track record at several highly successful telecommunication companies, joins Arroyo as the company leverages its unique capabilities to introduce new applications in addition to video on demand (VOD), expand its reach, and enter new markets.
"I am thrilled to join a company whose strategy is so clearly resonating with the operators. We are now deployed or in trials with six top operators, including multiple deployments in divisions at Comcast and Time Warner Cable," said DeGabrielle. "Traditional television viewing is rapidly evolving to personalised entertainment, and Arroyo OnDemand is the platform which best enables that exciting evolution."
DeGabrielle's experience spans several successful networking companies including Network Equipment Technologies (NET), Cascade Communications, and Catena Networks. Prior to Arroyo, he was vice president of sales and business development at Catena Networks an equipment manufacturers specialising in broadband access solutions for some of the world's largest operators.
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