News Release from: Anchor Bay Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 31 October 2006
Glass to manage business development
Anchor Bay Technologies has appointed John Glass to the position of Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
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Anchor Bay Technologies has appointed John Glass to the position of Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In this role, Glass will be instrumental in defining and positioning Anchor Bay's advanced video processing systems and semiconductor products, and will be responsible for the company's market positioning, distribution strategy and product management. Glass comes to Anchor Bay from Core Networks, where he was instrumental in positioning the privately held company for a successful sale to SupportSoft.
As Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, he successfully introduced five new software platforms supporting high-speed Internet access, home networking, and network management for cable and telephone companies.
Prior to Core Networks, as early founder and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Taqua Systems, a next-generation switch developer, Glass forged the company's distribution strategy, market position, and was instrumental in introducing product into the market.
He was key in establishing multiple technical and strategic business partners for channel distribution and product development.
Taqua was subsequently sold to Tekelec.
Glass has extensive marketing and senior management experience in the video market as evidenced by his earlier roles as vice president and general manager of business units within General Instrument, Motorola Broadband, and Tektronix.
In addition, he held senior executive positions with GTE and Siemens Communications Systems.
'John's wealth of experience directing corporate development and marketing strategies will be a tremendous asset to us as we shift our focus towards developing as a semiconductor company', said Craig Soderquist, CEO at Anchor Bay.
'His understanding of domestic and international markets and proven record of success will play a vital role in bringing our advanced video processing technology to our customers and strategic partners'.
'I'm very excited to work with an industry leader such as Anchor Bay', Glass said.
'The company is dedicated to innovation, and has provided several unique technologies to the video processing industry'.
'I look forward to helping Anchor Bay grow as a semiconductor company as we strive to provide best-in-class video processing solutions for OEMs, and superior picture quality for consumers'.
Glass holds an MBA from Western New England College and BA in economics and business from Washington State University.
He will be based in Campbell, California, and report to Craig Soderquist.
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