{"id":7520,"date":"2023-07-11T12:01:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightsign2425.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=news_event&#038;p=7520"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:48:58","slug":"brightsign-announces-leadership-change","status":"publish","type":"news_event","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsign.biz\/en\/about\/press-events\/brightsign-announces-leadership-change\/","title":{"rendered":"BrightSign Announces Leadership Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>BrightSign announces changes to its senior leadership to accelerate growth and embrace emerging opportunities in the ever-evolving digital signage space.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>July 11, 2023<\/strong> \u2013 Today, BrightSign is delighted to share an important update regarding our company\u2019s leadership. After thoughtful consideration, we are pleased to announce a change in our executive leadership team that will take place August 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With great pleasure, we introduce Steve Durkee, who will be assuming the role of CEO. Steve brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and a proven track record of success in the professional A\/V space. His strategic thinking, innovative mindset, and strong leadership skills will allow us to achieve the growth and vision needed to lead our company to new heights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Together Jeff Hastings and Steve Durkee will co-CEO the company for the remainder of 2023. On January 1, 2024, Jeff will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer within BrightSign and dedicate his efforts toward the development of products\/services that align with the key markets that BrightSign serves today and new markets in the future. In addition to his role as CTO, Jeff will remain on the BrightSign Board and will continue to be a significant investor in the company. Jeff\u2019s dedication, vision, and unwavering commitment have been instrumental in driving our company&#8217;s growth and success over the past 14 years and we truly appreciate the significant contributions that have been made during his tenure as CEO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We firmly believe that this change in leadership marks an exciting chapter for BrightSign. Under Steve\u2019s guidance as CEO and Jeff\u2019s as CTO, we will continue to build upon our existing strengths, accelerate our growth, and embrace emerging opportunities in the ever-evolving digital signage space.<\/p>\n<p>Follow BrightSign on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/brightsign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrightSignLLC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brightsign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up to date on the company\u2019s latest news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About BrightSign<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><br \/>\nBrightSign LLC, the global market leader in digital signage media players, is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, with offices in Europe and Asia. BrightSign manufactures media players and provides free software and networking solutions for the commercial digital signage market worldwide, serving all vertical segments of the digital signage marketplace. From entry-level BrightSign LS players to BrightSign XC players offering state-of-the-art technology and unsurpassed performance, BrightSign\u2019s products are known for their signature reliability, affordability, ease-of-use and market-leading technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BrightSign announces changes to its senior leadership to accelerate growth and embrace emerging opportunities in the ever-evolving digital signage space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"class_list":["post-7520","news_event","type-news_event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsign.biz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_event\/7520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsign.biz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsign.biz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsign.biz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}