Key New Hires Enhance Regional Growth and Customer-centricity

MELVILLE, N.Y. – September 6, 2024 – Chyron today announced strategic expansion within its EMEA and APAC customer-facing team. In addition to the existing enterprise sales team and the extensive product development teams in these regions, three new roles have been added to enhance growth and customer success.

Chyron welcomes John Foo as a technical sales manager. He is based in Singapore and initially will drive business development in APAC, with a special focus on Southeast Asia. Foo has over two decades of broad industry experience with expertise in all aspects of regional growth including market assessment, sales funnel development and analysis, technology partnerships, overall growth strategy and channel partner relationship management.

Wanlop Wattanadussadee has been tapped as a Chyron technical account manager. Based in Thailand, Wattanadussadee brings a range of sales and relationship management skills along with deep knowledge of broadcast technology and workflows. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and Multimedia from King Mongkut’s University of Technology in North Bangkok.

Ahmad Nanaa, based in Kuwait, rounds out the current EMEA and APAC expansion,as the Chyron business development manager, Middle East. Nanaa brings to the role a wide network of industry connections, coupled with proven expertise in project management and technology. Nanaa holds an Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering degree from the Arab University College of Technology.

“EMEA and APAC are an important part of our overall growth strategy. Chyron’s product line has never been more robust and than it is today, so it is an ideal time for expansion,” states Alain Polgar, Chyron senior vice president of sales, EMEA and APAC. “Customer-centricity is an important core value here at Chyron, and these are regions where relationships are edeeply valued. Adding these key new hires to our team gives us the talent that we need right now to build important customer relationships in EMEA and APAC, and to ensure that those customers succeed.”

 

About Chyron

Founded in 1966, Chyron pioneered digital broadcast titling and graphics systems. With a strong foundation built on over 50 years of innovation and efficiency, the name Chyron is synonymous with broadcast graphics. Today, Chyron offers the industry’s most comprehensive software portfolio for live production professionals. The PRIME Platform encompasses CG graphics, production switching, touchscreen, video walls, venue control and more. A diverse range of storytelling tools, including Paint for illustrated replay, Virtual Placement for virtual field markers for sports, and NewsTicker for ticker data management and display, as well as other offerings, round out the Chyron product portfolio. The award-winning Chyron LIVE brings many of these functionalities into a single cloud-based interface. Chyron is used by many of the biggest names in broadcast and Chyron products are increasingly deployed to empower OTA and OTT workflows. Chyron helps broadcasters and content owners deliver richer, more immersive experiences for audiences and sports fans at home, on the go, or in the arena.

Chyron is a brand of ChyronHego, headquartered in New York with operations in 11 countries. Privately held, and thus free from the volatility of short-term shareholder expectations, ChyronHego’s majority shareholder is Apollo Management, a leader in the growth of top technology companies.

More information is available at www.chyron.com.