The Whisper Group has announced the appointment of Richard Lancaster as its new chief technology officer.
Taking up his new role later this month, Lancaster joins the company following a career that has included three years as senior tech lead at Prime Video and a stint at NEP.
Lancaster has extensive experience working on major live events including five Wimbledon Championships, two Royal Weddings, two Royal Funerals, HM Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee as well as coverage of four Glastonbury Festivals, Olympic and Commonwealth Games Ceremonies, NFL Super Bowl, US Open and Roland Garros tournaments.
The appointment as chief technology officer aims to leverage Lancaster’s experience to enhance Whisper’s offering in providing technical solutions for broadcasters, streamers, rights holders and other commercial partners in the sports and entertainment field, said the company.
Sunil Patel, co-founder and CEO at Whisper commented, “Whisper is renowned for our ambition, innovation and delivery when comes to creative and technical solutions for our partners. Our vision is not just to keep surprising and exciting clients – existing and prospective – but to challenge ourselves to always be pushing the boundaries when it comes to executing at scale and premium quality. Richard’s appointment as Whisper’s first CTO, will see his skills, experience and network help maintain our restless drive to do the best possible work at the highest levels across sport and entertainment.”
“Whisper has a fantastic and well-earned reputation in the industry for combining storytelling flair and creativity with the highest standards of production and technical innovation,” added Lancaster. “I have followed their progress for some time, so when the opportunity came to join them for the next stage of their journey, I jumped at it. It’s a pivotal time for the technical side of the industry. This means embracing the positive challenges that creates by continuing to evolve, develop and deliver original and exciting content for clients big and small, old and new. It’s a challenge and an opportunity that Whisper clearly understands and relishes.”
