Rovi Appoints John Burke as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2014年3月14日 - 5:05AM
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Broadband Industry Veteran to Lead Rovi’s Expanding Product
Businesses
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI), a global leader in entertainment
discovery, today announced that John Burke will join the company as
executive vice president and chief operating officer effective
March 18, 2014. Mr. Burke will be responsible for leading Rovi’s
business groups in discovery technologies, including oversight of
Product Management, Engineering, Office of the CTO, and
Professional Services. Reporting directly to Rovi’s president and
CEO, Tom Carson, Mr. Burke will be based out of Rovi’s Radnor
office in Pennsylvania.
“John’s appointment and the creation of this executive position
underscore our commitment to expand our product businesses and
drive improved revenue and profitability,” said Mr. Carson. “With
expertise in managing product businesses and driving the
development of cloud-based solutions, as well as complementary
skills in strategy, business development, and acquisition
integrations, John is an ideal choice to lead Rovi’s product
businesses.”
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Burke worked at ARRIS Group,
Inc., as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development &
Strategy, and President, Cloud Solutions Business. Mr. Burke joined
ARRIS in April 2013 through the acquisition of the Motorola Home
business from Google, where he served as Senior Vice President
and General Manager of the Converged Solutions
business. Previously, Mr. Burke worked in various capacities
at Motorola, Inc., including Senior Vice President and General
Manager of Motorola’s Broadband Home Solutions from 2007 to
2010. Mr. Burke joined Motorola in 2000 with the acquisition
of General Instrument Corp., where he spent 15 years in a variety
of leadership positions, including Vice President and General
Manager of Data & Voice CPE Solutions.
“Rovi is in a strong position to continue to fuel the
transformation of entertainment with compelling solutions that
disrupt the status quo and enable companies to further personalize
and monetize the entertainment experience,” said Mr. Burke. “I
believe Rovi has the focus and core capabilities necessary to
increase its industry influence and look forward to helping Tom and
the rest of the executive team take a disciplined approach to
driving growth, delighting customers, and creating stockholder
value.”
With a track record of strategic and operational leadership
spanning over 25 years, Mr. Burke has spent his career merging
business and technology strategies to achieve optimal results,
improve business processes, and reduce costs in both domestic and
international markets. He holds a B.S. in business administration
from The Ohio State University; an MBA from St. Joseph’s
University; and attended the Executive Leadership Program at
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi is leading the way to a more personalized entertainment
experience. The company’s pioneering guides, data, and
recommendations continue to drive program search and navigation on
millions of devices on a global basis. With a new generation of
cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for
interactive advertising and audience analytics, Rovi is enabling
premier brands worldwide to increase their reach, drive consumer
satisfaction and create a better entertainment experience across
multiple screens. Rovi holds over 5,000 issued or pending patents
worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Discover
more about Rovi at Rovicorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements contained herein that are not statements of
historical fact, including statements that use the words “will” or
“is expected to,” or similar words that describe the Company’s or
its management’s future plans, objectives, or goals, are
“forward-looking statements” and are made pursuant to the
Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the
actual results of the Company to be materially different from the
historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors are further addressed in the Company’s most recent report
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2013 and such other
documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). The Company assumes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to
reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of
this release, except as required by law.
Rovi CorporationChris Taylor,
408-562-3077chris.d.taylor@rovicorp.com
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