Marc DeBevoise has been appointed as CEO and board director of Brightcove Inc. taking over as Jeff Ray retires from the position.
DeBevoise brings over 20 years of experience in technology, media, streaming and direct-to-consumer to the company, he was president and CEO of CBS Interactive and held leadership roles at Starz and NBCUniversal.
From 2019 to 2020 he was the chief digital officer of ViacomCBS and led the company’s unified streaming, digital, and technology operations globally.
DeBevoise was responsible for the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming services, many of which he led the founding of, including Paramount+/CBS All Access, CBSN, and CBS Sports HQ.
As the architect of CBS’s digital strategy, he positioned the company as a leading multi-platform content company with a top 10 consumer Internet portfolio and a leadership position in ad-supported and subscription direct-to-consumer streaming.
He also led the company’s expansion in numerous other high-growth areas, including mobile and social video, programmatic and data-driven advertising, sports gambling, and gaming.
Deb Besemer, chairman of the Brightcove board said of the appointment: “Marc is an impressive, talented leader who has extensive experience managing large, diverse teams and positioning them for outsized growth and innovation.”
“His successful tenure as CDO of ViacomCBS and CEO of CBS Interactive, responsible for developing a rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar digital and streaming business, makes him a compelling choice to lead Brightcove. Our team and customers will benefit greatly from Marc’s experience.”
DeBevoise comment on his new role: “We are still in the early days of the streaming video and device revolutions, especially in terms of enterprise adoption.”
“Brightcove enables any enterprise, brand, media entity, or content creator to create and distribute content on their own terms and capture their own streaming future. There is simply no better time to be a distributed, agnostic, video platform,” he added.
“Brightcove is known for delivering world class scalability, security, and reliability, all requirements to deliver exceptional value to customers. I am thrilled to be joining this talented team and look forward to delivering even more innovation for our customers and their audiences,” he added.
Besemer said of Ray’s retirement: “During his tenure Jeff Ray led a talented team to bring Brightcove to profitability, growth and a strong technology foundation for the future. On behalf of the board and everyone at Brightcove, we thank Jeff Ray for his leadership over the past four years and we wish him all the best in his retirement.”
Brightcove is the leading platform for intelligent video streaming, monetisation and communications.