AJA Video Systems announced that Straker Coniglio has joined the company as the APAC general manager.
Coniglio brings more than three decades of experience to AJA, including an Emmy-Award winning career in production, followed by years of developing and executing comprehensive global sales strategies for prominent media and entertainment technology companies.
Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Coniglio will work closely with AJA’s established APAC team, as well as its broad network of distributors and resellers.
Previously, Coniglio served as the head of global product management at Vizrt and had led the company’s MAM and digital publishing business as VP of the division. He has also held senior sales, product, and management positions at Harmonic, Belden, and Avid. He previously worked in production on projects broadcast on CNN, NBC, ESPN, and other major news outlets.
Coniglio remarked: “When it comes to developing products that broadcast, production, post, and AV professionals trust in the field, AJA is the gold standard, offering a broad range of reliable tools that get to the root of many real-world challenges facing customers. I’m thrilled to get the opportunity to work with such exciting tech and AJA’s best-in-class management.”
John Miller, AJA vice president of global sales, concluded: “His vast knowledge about the industry, customer-base, our market segment, and the APAC region, will be a huge asset to our team, partners, and customers, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome him into the AJA family.”