Telestream®, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has create a new senior leadership role within its organization. Chris Drake has been appointed to the new position, VP of business and corporate development. Drake reports directly to Telestream’s CEO Dan Castles.

Telestream has achieved its 17th consecutive year of profitable global growth: the company recognizes that it is entering a key stage in its evolution with the recent acquisitions of quality control (QC) specialist, Vidcheck, and IneoQuest, known for video quality monitoring and analytics solutions for content distribution across managed and unmanaged networks. 

Many of the world’s most innovative technology companies are embracing the power of video as a tool both to bring their organizations closer together and to bring them closer to their customers. Telestream is strategically positioned to assist these organizations as they navigate the proliferation of devices and formats through which end-users opt to consume video. Drake will be instrumental in shaping Telestream’s strategy: he is tasked with identifying, nurturing and growing partnerships in both file-based operations and live streaming marketplaces.

Drake brings to Telestream more than 20 years of sales, business development, product and management experience in the high tech, media services and broadcast technology industries. He joins the company from Comcast Technology Solutions where he was VP, business development. Prior to that, he held various senior business development, marketing and strategic relations roles at thePlatform and RealNetworks.

Drake noted, “As consumers increasingly turn to streaming to access content across a wide range of devices, the video technology industry is evolving from a model where broadcast simply coexists with digital to a model where true convergence is king. Few companies are as well positioned as Telestream to help address and lead this convergence.”