Avid Hires New Leader for Audio & Music Solutions to Accelerate Subscription Business and Music Market Expansion
September 12 2022 - 4:05PM
Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the appointment of music and
media technology executive David Toomey to Senior Vice President
& General Manager of Audio & Music Solutions. David was
selected for his exceptional track record and reputation of
successful operations leadership of subscription businesses,
digital commerce platforms and digital go-to-market strategies,
making major contributions to leading music recording labels,
technology providers and their renowned clients during the last 20
years of disruption and transformation across the media &
entertainment and music industries.
David Toomey joins Avid following six years with creative
software tools and digital experiences provider Adobe Inc., most
recently serving as Senior Practice Director for Media &
Entertainment and Telco markets. At Adobe, he led his organization
to achieve consistent year-over-year channel revenue growth, as
well as executing several of that company’s largest deals and
partnerships with major media enterprises.
Previously, serving as Senior Vice President of Operations for
Warner Music Group, David led operations for hundreds of global
recording artist brand websites and artist ecommerce sites.
Earlier, as Sony Music Entertainment’s Vice President of
International Marketing, he devised and ran global marketing
campaigns for numerous marquee recording artist brands including
Celine Dion, John Mayer, Wyclef Jean and others.
As part of this executive transition, former Audio & Music
Solutions General Manager Dana Ruzicka has moved on from Avid after
many years of dedicated service with the deep gratitude and
appreciation of Team Avid.
Jeff Rosica, Avid’s CEO & President, said, “Avid has a clear
vision to do more to enrich the lives of audio professionals and
aspiring music creators who are working hard at home, in studios
and on the road to realize their goals and earn the recognition
they deserve. Surrounding our core competency in media creation and
media management technology with David’s crucial digital
go-to-market skills, plus his innate knowledge of the music
industry, will let Avid go further and go faster to empower more
creators and accelerate the company’s strategic growth plans
for our Audio & Music Solutions business area.”
David Toomey, Avid’s Senior Vice President & General Manager
of Audio & Music Solutions, said, “I’ve seen the influence of
Avid’s technologies on accomplished artists and their teams and its
presence in settings everywhere throughout my career in the music
industry. It’s an exciting time to be joining Avid. As we continue
the company’s progress in subscription delivery, seamless customer
experiences and high-impact innovation, we’ll more effectively
provide many more people with their essential engines for
creativity and professional achievement, and for enterprises or
organizations to deliver on their objectives.”
Avid’s audio and music operation produces software tools,
integrated solutions, and digital services for music production and
notation, audio post production for film and television, and sound
for live performances. Flagship products include the Pro Tools®
digital audio workstation software, the creative tool of choice for
hundreds of thousands of users from students to the world’s most
accomplished musicians and largest media companies.
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Avid Powers Greater CreatorsPeople who create
media for a living become greater creators
with Avid’s award-winning technology solutions to make,
manage and monetize today’s most celebrated video and
audio content—from iconic movies and binge-worthy TV series,
to network news and sports, to recorded music and the live stage.
What began more than 30 years ago with our invention
of nonlinear digital video editing has led to individual
artists, creative teams and organizations everywhere
subscribing to our powerful tools and collaborating securely in the
cloud. We continue to re-imagine the many ways editors, musicians,
producers, journalists and other content creators will bring their
stories to life. Discover the possibilities
at avid.com and join the conversation on social media
with the multitude of brilliant creative people who choose Avid for
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