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BigBand Names Sean Rooney Senior Vice President Of Worldwide Sales
20 year veteran takes helm of sales organization at digital video networking innovator
August 11, 2009
BigBand Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBND), a leader in digital video networking, today announced that the company has appointed Sean Rooney as senior vice president of worldwide sales. Mr. Rooney will oversee BigBand’s global sales organization and functions across all major accounts, reporting to David W. Heard, chief operating officer.
“Sean is a seasoned sales executive with a proven track record in strategic sales development and management,” said David W. Heard, Chief Operating Officer of BigBand Networks. “His experience in breaking new ground with large, multi-national companies in the broadband industry will help us continue to grow, scale and add tremendous value to our customers, partners and shareholders.”
Mr. Rooney brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, business development, marketing and product management with large multi-national, small and start-up companies in the broadband industry. Before joining BigBand, he served as senior executive of sales at Motorola, building and integrating the on demand systems group following its acquisition of Broadbus Technologies. At Broadbus, Mr. Rooney built and managed the worldwide sales and service organization, managing global accounts such as Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, UPC, Rogers, Telenet, and BSkyB. Additionally, he held various positions at Netrix, a VoIP pioneer, and at Sony, where he spent more than 10 years growing a newly created unit to more than $250 million in revenues. Mr. Rooney holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Ohio State University and a master’s of international business from the University of South Carolina.
“BigBand is well positioned as a leader in the efficient delivery and monetization of high-quality video experiences at a time when the video market is growing by leaps and bounds,” said Mr. Rooney. “I’m excited to be a part of a company known for its innovation that is working hand-in-hand with service providers to deliver world-class next-generation TV, IPTV and personalized video services.”
About BigBand Networks
BigBand Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: BBND] provides broadband service providers with innovative network solutions designed to make it easier to move, manage and monetize video. These solutions are based on BigBand's video-networking platforms that are built to enable efficient and reliable delivery across a wide range of services, including digital TV, high definition TV, advanced advertising, video-on-demand and interactive TV. BigBand Networks' customers include more than 200 service providers -- including seven of the ten largest service providers in the U.S. -- and leading cable and telco service providers in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. BigBand Networks is based in Redwood City, Calif., with offices worldwide. For additional information about the company, please call +1.650.995.5000, email info@bigbandnet.com or visit www.bigbandnet.com.
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