Axon Appoints New CEO

Axon Digital Design has appointed Michiel Van Duijvendijk as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Van Duijvendijk succeeds Jan Eveleens, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry to the company as the co-founder and co-owner of NEP the Netherlands

He will work closely with Axon's international team including new Chief Commercial Officer Karel van der Flier, also formerly of NEP Netherlands, DutchView and Infostrada.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr Van Dujvendijk said: "Axon's reputation for reliability and customer-focus is second to none and over the next 12 months our strategy is to become much closer to our clients. The team has some phenomenal talent, providing cutting-edge solutions that deliver real competitive advantage to our clients. I'm thrilled to lead the company as it helps broadcasters and media companies to evolve their services, especially in the adoption of IP infrastructure.

Axon's CTO Peter Schut added: "We are really excited to have both Michiel and Karel on board at this pivotal stage in Axon's development. Their experience, particularly of live sports production, will help us to strengthen our focus on providing solutions upon which our customers can rely as audience expectations become more demanding."

Today's announcement coincides with news of continued global success for Axon with the deployment of its celebrated Cerebrum control and monitoring platform by major broadcasters, including ITV, TF1 and F1 and the rollout of its latest generation of IP solutions by industry-leaders Sky, Arena TV and Euro Media Group.

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