DENVER, August 14, 2009 – Thought Equity Motion, the world leader in providing access to high quality film, video and music content announced today the promotion of Jackie Mountain and David Smith to Vice President of Sales, North America Western Region and Vice President of Sales, North America Eastern Region, respectively.
Mountain oversees the company’s growing West Coast sales operations out of the Los Angeles office. Prior to joining Thought Equity Motion and launching the company’s Los Angeles office in 2006, she served as Publisher of Primedia’s largest Los Angeles publication where she managed a team of 20. Before joining Primedia, Mountain acted as Associate Publisher for three of Southern California’s premier luxury publications. Previous to her career in publishing, Mountain led the US sales efforts for a global streaming media company. She received her BS in Business and Marketing from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Smith oversees the company’s growing East Coast sales operations out of the New York office. Prior to joining Thought Equity Motion in September of 2008, Smith held a variety of leadership positions at Westwood One, a content and programming company. His most recent position at Westwood One was Executive Vice President, Sales & Operations where he was responsible for managing $185 Million in revenues and guiding a 140 person national sales team. Prior to Westwood One, he led business development at Electric Artists, a digital brand management and strategy agency and also within the Institutional Client Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Smith received his BA from Duke University and MBA from Wharton.
“Jackie and Dave have been key drivers in the rapid revenue growth we have achieved at Thought Equity Motion. With their top-notch leadership skills and business acumen, Jackie and Dave have pushed the standards of what our clients can expect to a lofty level and challenged our sales team to be more and more innovative each day,” said Sal Siino, Chief Revenue Officer of Thought Equity Motion.The promotions of Mountain and Smith affirm Thought Equity Motion’s commitment to serving its rapidly growing roster of clients with dynamic leadership in its two largest revenue generating offices.
About Thought Equity Motion
Thought Equity Motion is the world leader in providing access to high quality film, video and music content. The company’s forward-thinking approach to digital video has produced an array of products and services to meet the exploding demand of emerging media.
Widely recognized for its expertise in licensing rights, Thought Equity Motion is the licensing agent for renowned media companies including Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, NBC News, HBO Archives, National Geographic, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the NCAA and hundreds of others.
With offices located around the world, Thought Equity Motion offers the broadest, deepest content collection available. This vast collection, combined with leading-edge technology, makes Thought Equity Motion the preferred destination for multimedia professionals.
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