thePlatform names engineering chief

Comcast-owned white-label video publishing specialist thePlatform has appointed Mike Horwitz as vice-president of engineering.

Horwitz will lead thePlatform’s core product development, testing and deployment, and oversee the company’s operational business intelligence, including capacity planning and metrics monitoring. He was previously senior director, engineering for US cable operator Comcast’s Converged Products division.

thePlatform has also named Tina Santos as in-house general counsel. She was previously general counsel for London-based software company StreamServe.