The Switch hires senior product manager

Live video production services provider The Switch has announced the appointment of Peter Timmons as its new senior product manager.

Timmons joins the company with more than 20 years of experience in product management, marketing, systems integration and business development. Most recently, he served as business development director, EMEA at GatesAir, and has also held positions at Snell Advanced Media, Imagine Communications and Sony. 

In this new position, Timmons will take a central role in the growth and development of The Switch’s Cloud Video Services platform, MIMiC. He will be charged with taking the strategic lead in creating and delivering products and services across the company’s entire cloud-based portfolio. 

Timmons will report to Robert Szabo-Rowe, The Switch’s senior vice president of Engineering and Product Management, who said: “Peter brings an incredibly unique and rich range of live production and media technology expertise to The Switch, and we are incredibly excited to have him on board to lead the continued growth of MIMiC. The capabilities of MIMiC continue to expand rapidly, and demand for cloud-based production and delivery services for live events is intensifying. Peter brings a depth of experience and is a fantastic addition to The Switch team, helping cement our position as the go-to cloud services provider.”

Timmons said: “Driving The Switch’s cloud portfolio is a particularly exciting opportunity for me. The MIMiC offering, bundled and delivered as a managed service, is one of the most innovative and robust cloud-based products on the market. It continues to develop and is an incredibly timely offering for today’s rapidly evolving media landscape. I’m delighted to join the team of live production veterans and experts at The Switch to further extend and grow our ability to support the world’s most exciting and talked about live events.”