Brightcove Puts 3 Execs in New C-Suite Positions

Jim Norton, David Beck Brightcove
Jim Norton (l.) joins David Beck at Brightcove (Image credit: Brightcove)

Streaming tech company Brightcove said it expanded its C-Suite, hiring Kathy Klingler as chief marketing officer and Jim Norton as chief revenue officer, while elevating David Beck to chief operating officer.

Klingler joins Brightcove from Rapid7, where she was chief marketing and experience officer. In her new post, Klingler will be responsible for developing and executing a global marketing strategy.

Norton was previously CRO for Flowcode. He will be responsible for Brightcove’s revenue organization including managing sales and customer success.

Beck has been chief strategy and corporate development officer, as well as interim CMO.

All three execs report to CEO Marc DeBevoise.

“With the addition of Kathy and Jim and the evolution of David’s role, our world-class executive leadership team is poised to continue to deliver for our global customer base and drive innovation across our business,” DeBevoise said. “Each of them brings an invaluable skill set from across the media, enterprise and SaaS industries that will play a key role in our continued growth and further establish Brightcove as the world's most trusted streaming technology company.”

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