NewTek Taps Jim Plant for Executive Vice President Position
Former Desktop Video and 3D Animation Publisher Will Head Up the Company's
Business and Strategic Development Initiatives
Apr 23, 2001, 01:00 ET from NewTek
LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Conference -- NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has named Jim Plant to the newly created position of executive vice president of business and strategic development. "Jim is a proven executive who is very familiar with the video and 3D marketplace," said Tim Jenison, CEO and founder of NewTek. "He brings a strong skill set to our management team, and I expect him to make a significant impact on the company's future growth and development." In his position at NewTek, Plant will be a member of the executive staff and will report directly to Jenison. His responsibilities as EVP of business and strategic development include overseeing NewTek's business development efforts, including strategic alliances, partnerships, acquisitions and the identification and development of new sources of revenue. He will also lead the development of internal and external strategic initiatives and work with other members of NewTek's executive team and staff to execute and implement these initiatives. "NewTek has developed a wide array of impressive technologies and products over a number of years, which has earned it a tremendous reputation among users worldwide," said Plant. "I'm pleased to join NewTek's management team and I'm looking forward to helping strengthen and amplify this reputation as NewTek delivers new products and expands to new markets worldwide." Plant served most recently as vice president of marketing communications at Geocast Network System. Prior to Geocast, he was the director of marketing and director of corporate communications at ReplayTV Inc., a pioneering digital video recorder company. Plant is best-known in the NewTek community as the founding editor-in- chief of Avid, the Amiga-Video Journal and of Video Toaster User Magazine. As chief executive officer of AMG Media, he also oversaw the launch and development of Alpha Visual FX magazine, LightWave Pro and the Video Toaster User Expo. Plant began his career as the director of corporate and educational sales at HT Electronics, focusing on the sales of desktop video production and visual effects hardware and software. About NewTek With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster. The company's products are now used worldwide on projects ranging from home video, broadcast television and feature films. Recent film and television projects using NewTek software include Charlie's Angels, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 6th Day, Red Planet, X-Men The Movie, Pitch Black, Shakespeare In Love, the latest James Bond film: Bond 19 "The World Is not Enough, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, Ally McBeal and Family Law. Recent game titles include Daikatana, Deus EX, Torment, HALO and Kiss Psycho Circus. Phone: 210-370-8000, fax: 210-370-8001, website: http://www.newtek.com or http://www.videotoaster.com. Video Toaster, Aura and LightWave 3D, are trademarks of NewTek. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X79684825
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LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Conference -- NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has named Jim Plant to the newly created position of executive vice president of business and strategic development. "Jim is a proven executive who is very familiar with the video and 3D marketplace," said Tim Jenison, CEO and founder of NewTek. "He brings a strong skill set to our management team, and I expect him to make a significant impact on the company's future growth and development." In his position at NewTek, Plant will be a member of the executive staff and will report directly to Jenison. His responsibilities as EVP of business and strategic development include overseeing NewTek's business development efforts, including strategic alliances, partnerships, acquisitions and the identification and development of new sources of revenue. He will also lead the development of internal and external strategic initiatives and work with other members of NewTek's executive team and staff to execute and implement these initiatives. "NewTek has developed a wide array of impressive technologies and products over a number of years, which has earned it a tremendous reputation among users worldwide," said Plant. "I'm pleased to join NewTek's management team and I'm looking forward to helping strengthen and amplify this reputation as NewTek delivers new products and expands to new markets worldwide." Plant served most recently as vice president of marketing communications at Geocast Network System. Prior to Geocast, he was the director of marketing and director of corporate communications at ReplayTV Inc., a pioneering digital video recorder company. Plant is best-known in the NewTek community as the founding editor-in- chief of Avid, the Amiga-Video Journal and of Video Toaster User Magazine. As chief executive officer of AMG Media, he also oversaw the launch and development of Alpha Visual FX magazine, LightWave Pro and the Video Toaster User Expo. Plant began his career as the director of corporate and educational sales at HT Electronics, focusing on the sales of desktop video production and visual effects hardware and software. About NewTek With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster. The company's products are now used worldwide on projects ranging from home video, broadcast television and feature films. Recent film and television projects using NewTek software include Charlie's Angels, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 6th Day, Red Planet, X-Men The Movie, Pitch Black, Shakespeare In Love, the latest James Bond film: Bond 19 "The World Is not Enough, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, Ally McBeal and Family Law. Recent game titles include Daikatana, Deus EX, Torment, HALO and Kiss Psycho Circus. Phone: 210-370-8000, fax: 210-370-8001, website: http://www.newtek.com or http://www.videotoaster.com. Video Toaster, Aura and LightWave 3D, are trademarks of NewTek. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X79684825 SOURCE NewTek
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