BOSTON-Thursday 20 August 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:
BCOV), the world’s leading video technology platform, today announced
the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, Tsedal Neeley of Harvard Business School and Ritcha Gupta Ranjan of Google.
Dr.
Tsedal Neeley has been a professor at the Harvard Business School since
2007 and has been the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business
Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2018. Dr. Neeley
heads the required Leadership and Organizational Behavior course in the
MBA program and co-chairs the executive offering, Leading Global
Businesses. Dr. Neeley has also chaired faculty recruitment. She serves
on the Board of Directors of Harvard Business Publishing, the
Partnership Inc., and is a member of Rakuten Inc.’s Advisory Board. Dr.
Neeley is the author of several books, articles, and cases focused on
the virtualization of work, globalization, and digital transformation.
She received her B.A. in Communication from Boston College, an Ed.M. in
Human Development Psychology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from
Stanford University in Management Science and Engineering, specializing
in Work, Technology, and Organizations.
Ritcha
Ranjan is the Director of Product Management for Google Finance. While
at Google, she has also worked on GSuite, Google Wallet, Adwords Editor,
and Mobile search products. In particular, she was the director of the
product management team that took Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites and
Keep from consumer and education-focused products to one used by
enterprises all over the world, helping them with their digital
transformation. Ritcha is a co-founder of an educational not for profit
company, Five Pumpkins, and has previously worked at Microsoft in the
Speech Group, leading the Speech SDK product management team and Yahoo!
as a Product Marketing Manager. She holds several patents and has won a
Google Founder’s Award for her product work. Ritcha currently serves on
the Product Management Hiring Committee and Promotion Committee at
Google. She has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a degree in
Systems Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
“I
am thrilled to join the Brightcove board of directors at a time when
the opportunities for using video have never been more important,” said
Neeley. “With the unprecedented virtualization of the world and digital
transformation of industries, Brightcove is poised to connect people
with stellar digital tools at scale. I look forward to working alongside
my fellow board members to ensure Brightcove continues to lead the way
in connecting people globally.”
"With
Brightcove's established reputation, the breadth of its products and
solutions, and broad customer base, it is set up for long-term success,"
said Ranjan. "Technology is rapidly evolving to connect people around
the world and with video now engrained into our everyday lives through
entertainment, work, and education, we need to democratize it for the
masses. I am delighted to join Brightcove's board of directors to help
guide the company to deliver the best video technology products and
solutions to the market, ensuring the best experience for all viewers."
“This
is a pivotal moment in history where the world is undergoing a rapid
digital transformation, and Brightcove is at the forefront, enabling
companies to continue to work effectively through video,” said Jeff Ray,
CEO, Brightcove. “We are thrilled to add Tsedal and Ritcha to our board
of directors. By bringing progressive, forward-thinking ideas and deep
technical expertise, they both will help Brightcove build and scale,
enabling our company to best serve our customers and the video
industry.”
About Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV)
We
are the people behind the world’s leading video technology platform.
With our award-winning technology and services, we help organizations in
more than 70 countries meet business challenges and create strategic
opportunities by inspiring, entertaining, and engaging their audiences
through video.
Since
Brightcove was established in 2004, we have consistently pushed
boundaries to create a platform for people who are serious about video:
one that is robust, scalable, and intuitive. Benefiting from a global
infrastructure, unrivalled customer support, an extensive partner
ecosystem, and relentless investment in R&D, Brightcove video sets
the standard for professional grade video management, distribution, and
monetization. To learn more, visit www.brightcove.com.
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Press
Meredith Duhaime
Senior Public Relations Manager
Brightcove | 603-785-8518
mduhaime@brightcove.com
