Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of Prime Focus, is expanding leadership in North America with the recent addition of James Eccles as Vice President, Key Accounts, Sales Cloud Applications & Media Services; and Chris Reynolds as Vice President, Head of Technical Solutions Group.
These two additions to the team will further accelerate PFT’s rapid growth in North America, with James focusing on generating new business opportunities and Chris heading the Technical Solutions Group.
“James and Chris both have vast experience in global business development with major Hollywood studios, coupled with a deep understanding of Media & Entertainment (M&E) operations, which makes them a perfect fit for PFT’s rapidly expanding business,” said Patrick Macdonald-King, President, Americas, PFT. “We are confident that they will add enormous domain credibility to our efforts of propelling expansion across the company’s innovative cloud application and digital content service offerings.”
James previously worked for Deluxe Entertainment Services, Chace Audio, Westpac Banking Corporation and various New Zealand government administrations, and is a member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). Chris also worked for Deluxe Entertainment Services and Chace Audio, and is an active author, presenter and member of various industry groups and associations including SMPTE, AES, AMIA, MESA and IS&T.
Based out of PFT’s Los Angeles office, James and Chris will foster and build upon PFT’s existing clientele, which includes some of the world’s biggest broadcasters, studios, brands, and digital organizations.
About Prime Focus Technologies
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) is the creator of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, CLEARTM for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. It offers broadcasters, studios, brands and service providers transformational solutions that help them lower their Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) by automating the supply chain and managing their business of content better.
PFT works with major M&E companies like Disney, 21st Century Fox-owned Star TV, Turner, Hearst, Warner Bros., CBS Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television Studios, Lionsgate, Starz Media (a Lionsgate company), Showtime, A+E Networks, PBS, Complex Networks, HBO, IFC Films, FX Networks, Miramax, CNBC Africa, TERN International, Sony Music, Google, YouTube, Novi Digital – Hotstar, Amazon, HOOQ, Viacom’s Voot, Cricket Australia, BCCI, Indian Premier League and The Associated Press.
PFT is the technology subsidiary of Prime Focus, the global leader in M&E industry services. For more information visit: www.primefocustechnologies.com
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