Telestream makes executive changes to address growth

Telestream has announced executive changes which will better position the company to meet the demands of its rapid growth.
David Heppe has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), stepping up from his sales and marketing position to add responsibility for development and operational aspects of Telestream’s business.
Dan Castles maintains his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position and will play a more active role in helping to guide the company’s rapidly expanding Flip4Mac business. The changes became effective January 1 2006.
“Over the past eight years, Telestream has experienced high-growth and gained a strong position in the broadcast industry segment,” said Castles. “Now, we have some unique opportunities to expand beyond that into broader market segments. I am confident that this change will allow us to focus on those opportunities, while David takes on daily management of our core workgroup and enterprise solutions business.”
Heppe’s promotion follows a seven-year history of successfully guiding Telestream’s worldwide sales and marketing programs, most recently as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Prior to Telestream, Heppe served as Managing Director of TDK’s European Communications business unit in the UK. Heppe holds engineering degrees from the University of Nevada and Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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