Pebble strengthens leadership team to build on its continued success in delivering playout automation solutions

17 May 2023

Pebble’s leadership team expands to include new strategic hire and key internal promotion Epsom, Surrey, UK, 17 May 2023: Pebble, the leading automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist is thrilled to announce the expansion of its leadership team. Neil Maycock joins Pebble as Chief Commercial Officer and Alison Pavitt has been promoted to Chief […]

Pebble’s leadership team expands to include new strategic hire and key internal promotion

Epsom, Surrey, UK, 17 May 2023: Pebble, the leading automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist is thrilled to announce the expansion of its leadership team. Neil Maycock joins Pebble as Chief Commercial Officer and Alison Pavitt has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer following a successful two years as Director of Sales and Marketing at the company. Following the recent announcement of Jon Briggs’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer, the leadership team has been strengthened to reinforce its position as a leading provider in the playout automation market.

As CCO, Neil is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s ambitious market-led strategy. Neil has extensive industry expertise built up from over 30 years’ of working in senior positions for some of the most innovative and transformational technology companies in the broadcast industry. These include the position of EVP & General Manager at Snell Advanced Media and prior to this he served as President of the Americas at Pro-Bel. In his last role as ex-CMO and EVP Delivery and Support for Grass Valley, he was responsible for its global marketing and customer service operations. He has a history of successfully leading companies through mergers and acquisition, building brands in complex broadcast markets.

Alison Pavitt moves into the role of Chief Revenue Officer delivering a focus wholly on the sales function for the organisation, to build on the success garnered as Director of Sales and Marketing where she was responsible for global sales and marketing. A long-standing figure in the industry, she is a board member of the IABM and sits on the IBC Exhibitor Steering Group.

Alison first joined the industry in a sales role with broadcast graphics specialists Aston. Here she grew a network of international resellers, whilst also being hands-on with product demonstrations, as well as operator and reseller training. She joined Pebble in 2009 as Marketing Manager where she played a key role in the evolution of the company’s marketing, as well as overseeing its recent rebrand and being closely involved in company-wide initiatives to establish brand values and ensuring focus on the customer journey.

Peter Mayhead said of the appointments: “The expansion of our leadership team is another exciting phase of the business as we move forward with our ambitions as a market-led organisation. I am delighted Neil has joined us and with Alison’s promotion, this brings a fantastic mix of experience between them to support our customers and be the expert partner for hybrid cloud playout and transition to IP. Together with Jon’s recent appointment as COO, this creates a solid and significant intention to drive our ambitions for continued business growth.”

 ### ENDS ###


Latest news

Pebble and Virtual AI announce partnership to provide innovative FAST solutions for the broadcast market

Epsom, Surrey, UK, September 6, 2023. At IBC 2023 Pebble and Virtual AI will be showcasing FAST solutions based on Pebble’s Automation 2.0 product and Op2mise from Virtual AI. Pebble and Virtual AI have partnered to address the growing FAST market, the two companies are combining market leading playout solutions with advanced traffic and planning capabilities to bring new levels of functionality for FAST […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Pebble strengthens their long-term commitment to the enterprise playout market with the release of Automation 2.0

Epsom, Surrey, UK, 30 August 2023 — At IBC 2023, Pebble are announcing a major release of its market leading playout solution, with Automation 2.0. This release represents a major R&D investment to address two key market requirements, cloud deployment and security. Pebble Automation has been adopted by leading broadcasters across the world supporting the […]

READ FULL ARTICLE

Korean broadcaster CJ OliveNetworks launches eleven channels with Pebble  

Weybridge, Surrey, 10 July 2023 – Pebble, the leading automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, announces that leading Korean broadcaster CJ OliveNetworks has successfully launched one of the most technically advanced multichannel setups in APAC. The installation, completed with channel partner Besco, combines Pebble’s world class Automation, Integrated Channel and Pebble Remote solutions, to […]

READ FULL ARTICLE