The vzaar online video platform provides business with a solution to manage and publish video online. With over 1,800 customers worldwide vzaar is considered to be the leading service for business and commercially orientated video content.
The end to end service commences with video uploading & encoding; converting the file uploaded to a common web format for optimized web video playback across all devices from the desktop web browsers to mobiles and tablets. Once uploaded, users can then customise players and manage their content using the vzaar video management console. When the players have been created and customised, users can then publish their content online easily using the vzaar video embed code. vzaar also offers insight and analytics into the performance of the video, another feature of the vzaar video management console.
An API is available for developers, enabling them to extend the video platforms functionality to their web applications.
vzaar, formed in 2007, is privately funded with its HQ in London UK.
Stephen is the CEO at vzaar, the professional online video platform company.
Proir to joining vzaar in March 2010, Stephen was the Managing Director at Vebra Solutions, the market leader for B2B software provision to the UK real estate market. During his tenure he acquired a key competitor, GMW Systems, and launched the B2C property portal, thinkproperty.com. After rapid growth in revenue and profitability, both companies were sold in 2008 to the Guardian Media Group, one of Europe’s leading media organisations.
Stephen has also spent 15 years working for the international management consulting firm, PA Consulting Group, specialising in technology management in consumer electronics and mobile telecommunications.
His areas of interest include driving the sales machine, online marketing, fast track development, blues guitar and flying.
VP Sales & Marketing
Ian leads vzaars commercial and marketing activities. He builds and maintains the strategic partnerships, executes the marketing strategy and is responsible for the revenue targets. Prior to joining vzaar, Ian was responsible for business development at Open Source start up Editopia, who successfully pitched and raised financing from Benchmark & 3i.
Prior to Editopia, Ian served as Business Development Director for WPP Tyrell in London where over the course of five years developed the Animation and Effects business by expanding product lines, negotiating exclusive supplier agreements and increasing turnover with new accounts. From 1996 to 2000 Ian helped start up Visual Media FX in Miami Florida, an Autodesk reseller for digital content creation tools, serving the Film and Television industry.
Ian has a proven record in delivering commercial goals in the digital media and web platform space.
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