Leadership

Co-founder, President, CEO

Previously the director of an image processing R&D lab at the French Ministry of Defense, Michel Artières is the current President and CEO of Ateme. Having co-founded Ateme in 1991, Michel is responsible for defining and executing the company’s growth strategy (organic expansion, mergers & acquisitions, transition to recurrent business models) and creating value for the shareholders, while inspiring employees and environmental engagement (personal growth, greening of video streaming). Michel received his engineering degree with a specialization in signal processing, from top university CentraleSupélec in Paris.

Chief Strategy Officer

Joining Ateme in 2005 as Field Application Engineer, Remi Beaudouin currently leads the corporate team’s global strategic and marketing initiatives as Chief Strategy Officer, helping to ensure Ateme keeps pace with solutions and engagement model innovations. Leveraging the company’s recognized core expertise in video compression and CDN, he develops key strategic partnerships, expands Ateme’s portfolio of video delivery solutions, and continuously disrupts the Pay-TV and media and entertainment markets with new concepts based on hybrid, on-premise, and cloud technologies.

Remi holds a Master of Science in signal processing from ENSEIRB-MATMECA, Bordeaux, and a LEAD Corporate Innovation certificate from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Chief Product Officer

Damien Lucas is the Chief Product Officer of Ateme and an expert in video-streaming technologies for fixed and mobile networks. As CPO of Ateme, Damien is responsible for extending the business through new product developments. He has been the driving force behind many technological world firsts in the streaming industry. The co-founder and CTO of Anevia — the provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions acquired by Ateme — he was also one of the creators of VLC Media Player.

Damien graduated in IT and general engineering from CentraleSupélec (France) and is a regular speaker and panelist at events and tradeshows such as NAB Show, Content Delivery World, and OTT Summit.

VP of North America

Having joined Ateme in 2021, Jim Marino currently oversees the entire region as Vice President & General Manager of North America. His executive role has him managing all the sales and customer engineering -pre-sales, support, deployment- functions throughout the North American market.

Prior to joining Ateme, Jim held sales leadership positions in various media tech companies, including Harmonic and Velocix.  He holds a BS in Finance from Penn State University and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University.

Deputy VP of Engineering

Frédéric Pasquier began his career with Ateme as Product Owner, moving on as Director of Product & Solutions, and currently holds the title of Deputy VP of Engineering. Highly experienced in Research & Development, telecommunications, and product ownership, Frédéric manages the day-to-day operations of over 200 engineers and works with multiple teams to ensure the objectives, operational processes, and recruitment strategies run smoothly. In addition to a diploma in Technological Studies (DiT) from IUT Nantes and a computer engineering degree from Polytech’ Tours, Frédéric also holds a master’s in computer science from ISAIP Angers.

VP of HR

Stéphanie Pignal is Vice President of HR at Ateme, where she thrives on combining her loves of law and family within a global, innovative environment. The HR Director of Anevia from 2015 to 2021, she now focuses on overseeing policies, hiring, training and developing the best talent at Ateme, and assuring all employees are listened to and supported. After an internship in the U.S., Stéphanie graduated with a degree in international studies from Paris ESLSCA Business School.

VP of EMEA

VP of EMEA, Yoann Poizeau began his career with Ateme in 2016 as VP of the APAC area. Today, he leads the company’s largest sales region through his resourcefulness, driven by results. His ability to maximize company profitability and efficiency complements his savvy communication skills and stakeholder rapport. With an academic foundation based in math and physics, he also holds a master’s degree in engineering from top French computer and electrical engineering university, ESEO.

Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Mickaël Raulet is CTO at Ateme, where he drives research and innovation with various collaborative R&D projects. He represents Ateme in several standardization bodies: ATSC, DVB, 3GPP, ISO/IEC, ITU, MPEG, DASH-IF, CMAF-IF, SVA and Ultra HD Forum. Additionally, he is the author of numerous patents and more than 100 conference and scientific journal papers. In 2006, he received his Ph.D. from INSA in electronic and signal processing, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric ITE (Rennes, France).

Chief Finance Officer

CFO of Ateme since 2007, Fabrice Sana is responsible for control and reporting, tax, treasury, and the administrative department. Previously, he held positions in finance as management control director for Karavel, finance controller with Alstom, and manager with Arthur Andersen/BearingPoint. Fabrice graduated with a master’s in accounting and finance from European Business School (EBS) and also holds a master’s in general management from ESSEC Business School.

VP of Latin America

Beginning his career at Ateme in 2016 as VP of Sales LATAM, Ezio Sanchez today oversees the entire region as VP of Latin America. Responsible for sales and operations in the region, Ezio has contributed to increasing the team from 5 to 30 and multiplying revenue by 4 since 2016. In addition, he holds an economics degree from the University Center of United Metropolitan Faculties (FMU) in São Paulo, Brazil as well as an MBA from Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and completed post-graduate studies in telecommunications from Associated Faculty of Sao Paulo (FASP).

Chief Operations Officer

Chief Operations Officer at Ateme since 2009, Joseph Soueidi is an accomplished senior executive focused on scaling global operations and overseeing multi-functional, cross-cultural teams. In addition, he has introduced several programs within the company that serve to encourage individual, altruistic, and leadership development. A pioneer in his field, Joseph holds a master’s in engineering, telecommunications, and electronics from the Faculty of Engineering in Beirut and an MBA from the University of Warwick.

VP of Asia Pacific

In 2017, Gautier Vandomme joined Ateme as Business Development Director for APAC, based in Singapore. After successfully leading the growth in the adoption of Ateme solutions in the region, Gautier was promoted to Vice President of APAC, overseeing a strong and dedicated team of 35 sales associates and engineers. Thanks to the expertise of Gautier and his APAC team, most tier-one operators across the region have adopted Ateme solutions, and the company is respected for its innovation, reliability, and ability to improve the Quality of Experience for viewers and subscribers. In addition to demonstrating strong business acumen, Gautier graduated with an industrial electronics and computer engineering degree from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Rennes.

Chief Technology Officier at Digital Domain

With over three decades of experience in the media & entertainment industry in both Germany and the USA, Basse has served on the board and been Chairman of several industry organizations, has been awarded 28 patents, and was named a Fellow of the Society of Motion Pictures & Television Engineers.

Chief Technology Officier for Media & Entertainment at Microsoft

Andy Beach works at Microsoft as the CTO for Media and Entertainment Industry. With more than 20 years of experience, he is a respected industry voice in online video and streaming media. Andy is responsible for the technical strategy for Microsoft’s three clouds -Azure, Dynamics, and Office 365 as they relate the M+E industry. He collaborates closely with product groups and account teams to help both Microsoft’s customers and partners in developing their media related technology solutions and architectures that address their rapidly changing needs.

VP Distribution Strategy & Architecture at Warner Bros. Discovery

Based in London, Crochemore brings 23 years of experience in the entertainment industry, with technical, managerial, business development and strategic partnership roles at Discovery and Eurosport. Crochemore has an engineering degree in space communication systems.

SVP/Chief Technology Officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group

Mike Kralec serves as SVP/Chief Technology Officer focused on technology-enabled transformation across Sinclair Broadcast Group’s diversified media and operations landscape.  He has been with the group for over 20 years. His previous role as VP/Technical Operations and Deputy Chief Technology Officer was central to launching public-cloud-based media operations and ATSC 3.0 commercialization. Kralec received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Towson University and his Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland. He is a veteran of the United States Navy.

VP International at Telstra Broadcast Services

Anna Lockwood is VP International for Telstra Broadcast Services, based in New York, where she leads a global team designing and delivering innovative solutions and services to the media and sports business. Previously, she held leadership roles in London, Singapore, Boston and Sydney. She brings her interests in sports, innovation and women in technology to her board and industry engagement.

Senior Fellow at Comcast Cable

Mao brings over 25 years of experience in the media and technology industry, where he has held leadership positions in technology, strategy, architecture, engineering, and R&D innovation. A prolific inventor with over 50 patents granted, Mao has studied in both China and the USA and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.

Managing Director at Pearl TV, LLC

Based in the USA, Schelle brings over three decades of experience in strategic consulting and in heading companies and alliances in the wireless, media and entertainment industry.

Managing Director, Technology Development at Liberty Global

Sheldon has over two decades of experience leading the developments of award-winning products and services in the UK and in Israel.

Co-founder, President, CEO

Michel Artières is a co-founder, President and CEO of Ateme. Previously, Michel had directed R&D in Image Processing and Compression at the French Ministry of Defence. He specifically directed research in the field of progressive lossless compression for very high definition images, and blurred image restoration in noisy environments. Michel received his engineering degree from Supelec, Paris, with a specialization in signal processing.

Observer since 03/2010

Laurent Cadieu is Founding Managing Partner of Largam, an investment boutique located in Luxembourg. Laurent served as Head of European Equities of BNP Paribas, and managed BNP Paribas entities in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. He served as Member of the board of Nasdaq Europe and Easdaq from 2001 to 2007, and as a Director of small technology companies in Europe. Laurent graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and ENST.

Independent Board member since 06/2015

Joanna Darlington is a partner at FGS Global, the strategic communications and public affairs consulting firm.

Prior to joining FGS Global, she was Director of Communications at Eutelsat, Europe’s first satellite operator. Before that, Joanna was a consultant at KPMG Makinson Cowell and held senior positions at BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO, where she led European equity research.

Joanna is a British national and a graduate of Cambridge University.

Independent Board Member since 12/2005

Benoit Fouchard is a business development manager for Hexagon AB. At Ateme between 2001 and 2015, Benoit was first head of sales and – from 2010 – in charge of the company’s product and growth strategy. Since leaving Ateme in 2015, Benoit has worked in technology business development positions in the automotive, life science, and health industries – and today in the AEC industry (Architecture, Engineering and Construction). Benoit graduated from HEC, Paris and CEMS.

Independent Board Member since 01/2015

Jacques Galloy is founder and Managing Partner of Gaudeto, an Advisory and Investment Company focused on small to mid-size technology and media companies. He is also a board member of six companies. He has 20 years of business leadership experience and active participation in successful international expansions in both business and equity capital markets. He served 12 years, until 2014, as Board member and CFO of EVS, a world leader in a TV technology niche, and top-30 Belgian listed company. He co-founded and chaired the Board of dcinex (European leader in digital cinema) for 8 years, until 2013.

Independent Board Member since 06/2022

Beatrice Pesquet-Popescu is Research and Innovation Director at Thales AMS (Air Mobility Solutions), where she defines, implements, and manages research and innovation plans in line with the four pillar technologies of the group: Big Data, AI, cybersecurity, IoT. She is also an internationally recognized leader in the field of machine learning, AI and multimedia (video compression, 3DTV, networking), statistical signal and image processing, data modeling, convex optimization and big data.