Irdeto Names Richard Scott Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2, 2014–Irdeto today announced the appointment of Richard Scott as SVP of Sales and Marketing. His new role with Irdeto will encompass strategic planning for key accounts, new business acquisition, developing new growth opportunities, leading Irdeto’s global sales and marketing team.

Richard Scott

Before joining Irdeto, Richard spent over six years as Senior Vice President Global Sales & Service at Harris Broadcast where he oversaw over $300M in global sales leading multiple cross functional teams and employees based in offices on all continents. Prior to that, he was senior vice president, systems and technology services, EMEA, at Ascent Media, where he led the expansion of a systems integration business into EMEA. Richard also spent five years as vice president and managing director of EMEA for Pinnacle Systems, seven years as director at Sony Corporation and eight years as technical director at Panasonic.

Scott will be based and work from one of the company’s largest global offices in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. He holds a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Portsmouth (UK) as well as diplomas in General Management from The University of Cranfield (UK) and IMD Lausanne (Switzerland).

rdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers with 18 offices across the globe and over 900 employees. The company is a strategic partner to more than 350 pay media customers worldwide including marquee brands like Liberty Global, Comcast, ITV, Multichoice, Foxtel, Astro, OSN, beIN Sports and a stable of major Hollywood studios and rights holders.