It has made a name for itself thanks to its video on demand and live streaming products. Now, Wowza has hired a Chief Technology Officer, a Chief Revenue Officer and a VP of Marketing as “significant growth and product innovation” have become the hallmarks of a successful year for the Denver-based operation.
New to Wowza are Michael Phillippi as Chief Technology Officer, Mark Lockwood as Chief Revenue Officer and Matt Thompson as Vice President of Marketing.
Their arrival follows Wowza’s hiring of Erin Sawyer as Chief Financial Officer in early 2022.
Phillippi will lead Wowza’s global engineering and continued product scale, having previously served as CTO of Canto and VP of Technology at Lyxt Inc.
Lockwood, who brings more than 15 years of SaaS experience from ID.me and Logi Analytics, will oversee sales, marketing and customer success divisions as Wowza’s CRO.
Thompson joins Wowza from Soprano Design and AT&T.
“Wowza is a known innovator and pioneer in video, and we believe that innovation is defined in many ways, not only in technology but also in the operational excellence to serve our customers and market,” said Dave Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder of Wowza. “I’m thrilled to welcome Michael, Mark and Matt to our leadership team as well as Erin who joined earlier this year. The talent and experience of our expanded team reflects Wowza’s continued commitment to growth and innovation, and to the upholding standards of excellence in all that we do.”
Wowza’s video platform is in place at NASA, SONY, Facebook, Jewelry TV, University of Oregon and other clients of note around the globe.
