Imagine Communications has named Stephan Heimbecher as its international director of consulting services.
Heimbecher previously spent 16 years at the helm of innovation and standards for Sky Deutschland.
His new role will involve collaborating with customers to solve the challenges facing the broadcast and media industries, as Imagine focuses on IP production and playout, cloud and virtualised deployment for playout and distribution, and multiplatform delivery and operations across traditional and OTT platforms.
“We are delighted to welcome Stephan to the Imagine Communications team, and we look forward to seeing him lead our new consulting initiatives in APAC and EMEA and reinforcing the IP experience we have already gained through the deployment of a significant number of projects around the world,” said Mathias Eckert, Imagine Communications EMEA/APAC playout and networking solutions SVP and GM.
