SeaChange International, Inc. Appoints Peter D. Aquino as Chief Executive Officer
September 27, 2021 at 08:00 am EDT
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SeaChange International, Inc. has appointed Peter D. Aquino as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer effective September 27, 2021. Aquino brings to the company more than 30 years of experience in the technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) industry, and enters the stage as the company transitions to tech-forward use cases for its cable and streaming customers. Aquino joins the company following a successful tenure at Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. Aquino is expected to continue to serve as Spartacus AC’s Chairman and CEO until its business combination with NextNav closes, and he expects to join the board of NextNav upon the close of the business combination. Prior to Spartacus AC, Aquino held lead executive positions at a range of leading technology companies, including: Chairman and CEO of Internap Corporation, Chairman and CEO of Primus Telecommunications Group, and President and CEO of RCN Corporation. At RCN Corp, Aquino led the company’s transformation into an all-digital HDTV cable multiple system operator (MSO) and created an advanced Metro-fiber network. Aquino began his career at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in 1983, and has served on numerous public company boards, including: Lumos Networks, FairPoint Communications, Alaska Communications, and TiVo Corp. (prior to its sale to Rovi in 2016).
SeaChange International, Inc. provides video streaming, linear television (TV), and video advertising technology for operators, content owners, and broadcasters globally. The Company is engaged in the delivery of multiscreen, advertising and over-the-top (OTT) video management solutions. The Companyâs software products and services facilitate the aggregation, licensing, management and distribution of video and advertising content for service providers, telecommunications companies, satellite operators, broadcasters and other content providers. Its technology enables operators, broadcasters, and content owners to launch and grow linear TV and direct-to-consumer streaming services to manage, curate, and monetize their content. It sells its software products and services worldwide, primarily to service providers, such as VIDAA USA Inc. and Liberty Global, plc; telecommunications companies, such as Verizon Communications, Inc., Frontier Communications Corporation and others.