OTT firm Viewster hires new senior staff

Switzerland-based over-the-top TV service Viewster is opening offices in London, New York, Singapore and Adelaide and has made a series of new hires as part of its global expansion plan.

Viewster has appointed Tzvetan Horozov as senior vice-president of product management and has named Philipp Rotermund as senior vice-president, business development.

Helen Biggart has been named as chief financial officer.

Horozov previously pioneered consumer and enterprise solutions in the area of cross-device media streaming, advertising, social networking, and consumer loyalty for companies including Motorola. Rotermund was CEO of video-on-demand specialist Aximus.

Biggart previously worked for energy specialist Utilyx.