Zixi has announced the appointment of Roi Sasson as vice president, engineering.
Sasson’s career in the industry includes a 13 year period at Vidyo, during which he served as chief technology officer and SVP of engineering, co-authoring 10 United States patents and scaling the organisation into a global technology team. As VP of video platform, he helped launch large-scale interactive video services during a period of steep growth. In his recent role as VP of software engineering at Invisinet, Sasson led the development of zero-trust network security solutions.
Commenting on the appointment, Marc Adrich, CEO of Zixi, said, “Roi Sasson brings exactly the experience and vision we need to lead Zixi through this next phase of growth. As demand for IP-based live video delivery surges, his proven ability to build world-class engineering teams and drive technology excellence will enable us to scale rapidly while maintaining the reliability and innovation our customers expect.”
“Roi is joining Zixi at a pivotal moment. As demand for IP-based media workflows accelerates, his track record of building high-performance engineering teams and bringing breakthrough technology to market will be instrumental in scaling our capabilities globally and delivering new levels of reliability and agility to our customers,” added Uri Avni, CTO at Zixi.
According to the company, the appointment bolsters its commitment to drive advances in live video distribution at scale. Sasson will focus on hyper-scaling Zixi’s technology teams, accelerating innovation to meet growth in market demand for IP video delivery.
Sasson said, “I am thrilled to join Zixi. The company’s technology already powers the most mission-critical live video workflows in the world. I look forward to building on that foundation, scaling our engineering organisation and driving the next generation of IP delivery innovation so that our customers can move faster and respond to emerging market opportunities.”
