Today we announced our continued momentum and expansion in EMEA with the addition of Robert Raiola to our executive team in the region, as well as major new customer wins with L'Express and Le Figaro Group in France. Raiola joins Brightcove as senior marketing director for EMEA, and will be responsible for driving our marketing strategy as we continue to deepen our investment in the region.

We are very happy to announce several new additions to our executive team and board of directors. Jeff Whatcott, former vice president of marketing at Acquia and Adobe, has joined as senior vice president of marketing, and Mike Quinn, former vice president of sales with FAST Search & Transfer, has joined as senior vice president of sales for the Americas. In addition, long-time Adobe executive, David Mendels, and former BrassRing and Lotus Development Corporation executive, Deb Besemer, have joined our board of directors.