SDVI has announced the appointment of Simon Eldridge as chief operating officer.
One of the media supply chain platform’s founders, Eldridge has been serving as its chief product officer. Assuming his new role, Eldridge will oversee all company functions with the exception of finance and accounting. He will continue to report to chairman and CEO, Larry Kaplan.
Commenting on the announcement, Kaplan said, “Simon has been an invaluable leader for the company since day one, and I am delighted to elevate his role to chief operating officer. In this new role, he will focus on driving operational execution across all our key functions, including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success.”
The company has also promoted Chris Brähler from vice president of product to chief product officer. He will aim to drive product strategy and execution in the role while continuing to work with both the company’s solutions team and customers to define new product requirements.
Eldridge said, “As I move into my new role, I’m excited to be able to promote Chris into the chief product officer position. I’ve worked extremely closely with Chris for several years to make the Rally platform into the market leader it is today. I couldn’t imagine anyone more capable and deserving of taking the reins on this important position for the company.”
