SpotX bolsters APAC team with two new hires
SINGAPORE -- 21 November 2018 -- Leading global video ad serving and monetisation platform SpotX today announced two key hires in Singapore, indicating new expansion throughout the region. The company has appointed Mete Bargmann to the position of Business Development Director, APAC, and Nirmal Bhagwani as Senior Account Manager, Supply Operations, APAC. Beyond Singapore, SpotX also has staff located in Australia, Indonesia, and Japan.Bargmann moves from SpotX’s Amsterdam office, having spent over two years with the company in the European market. He brings a deep understanding of the SpotX video ad serving and monetisation platform, along with extensive experience in both programmatic and publisher data enablement strategies.“I’m excited to move to a new market and apply my experience with Europe’s large publishers and broadcasters to a new region. It is clear from some of my early discussions here in Asia that there are many learnings from Europe that can help Asian businesses fortify their digital video strategies,” Bargmann said.Bargmann previously worked for Platform161, SBS Broadcasting, Semilo and CBS Outdoor.Bhagwani relocated from India to pursue career opportunities in adtech, which have been steadily emerging in Singapore. He brings 7 years of experience in the programmatic industry working with publishers from the US, EMEA and APAC on improving their monetisation performance and strategies.“I wanted the opportunity to learn more about the entire ad tech ecosystem, further develop my skills and most importantly, work with the biggest, most innovative media companies across the Asian market,” Bhagwani said.Bhagwani previously worked with Smaato, Pubmatic and NCR Corporation, before joining SpotX in October 2018.Managing Director of SpotX in JAPAC, Gavin Buxton, welcomed the two new hires by pointing to continued growth within SpotX’s team. “We’re set up to provide the JAPAC market with best in class digital video advertising technology and support. Our team has a wealth of experience that will help media owners maximise their revenue from video advertising.”Both Bargmann and Bhagwani will be stationed in SpotX’s Singapore office.
About SpotX
SpotX is the leading global video advertising platform that enables media owners and publishers to monetise premium content across desktop, mobile and connected TV devices. As a modern ad server with programmatic infrastructure, data enablement, and monetisation solutions for OTT, outstream, and addressable TV, SpotX gives media owners and publishers the control, transparency, and actionable insights needed to understand buyer behaviour, manage access and pricing, and maximise revenue. SpotX also provides advertisers with a direct pipeline to premium supply and innovative solutions for optimising media efficiency, reach, and audience targeting. With best-in-class technology purpose-built for video, SpotX’s holistic, brand-safe solution is employed by some of the largest media owners and publishers in the world including fuboTV, Microsoft Casual Games, Newsy, Samba TV, Sling TV, Vudu and partners with a variety of different companies within the digital video ecosystem including comScore, DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science, JW Player, MediaMath, MOAT, Nielsen, Oracle, and more.Headquartered in Denver, SpotX has nearly 600 employees in 24 offices worldwide including Amsterdam, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and Tokyo. In October 2017, RTL Group completed its 100% acquisition of SpotX which is currently combining its business with smartclip, a sister company. Learn more at www.spotx.tv and follow @SpotX and @SpotXAsia on Twitter and LinkedIn.
SpotX media contacts:
Mandy Davenport, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, JAPACmdavenport@spotx.tv, +61 2 9290 3522 Karen Tan, Senior Marketing Manager, JAPACktan@spotx.tv, +65 9106 6663