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Christopher Kilmer
President & CEO
With a background in religion, philosophy and literature, it’s no wonder Christopher ended up a pioneer in Interactive Television. Since 1994, he has been working with companies like WGBH, Big Band Media, Razorfish and Cablevision. His expertise runs the gamut from design and technical development to advertising and ITV strategy for Fortune 100 brands.
Christopher founded Kenzan Media in 2004 as a boutique technology company specifically focused on ITV. His passion is communicating with engineers, business and brand leaders and helping to arrive at successful strategies and applications. He has served on the Emmy Board for ITV, and worked for a number of years as an advisor for the American Film Institute. He also sits on the boards of several non-profits.
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Naveen Kadiyala
CTO
As you might expect from someone who holds the title of Chief Technology Officer at a company as innovative as ours, Naveen has worked on a wide spectrum of products in the cable television industry--from Interactive TV technologies like browser based apps to alternate device video streaming and everything in between. He has been with Kenzan for 5 years. Prior to Kenzan, he spent 6 years at Cablevision in various important roles. Before that he worked with ETS and on trading applications on Wall Street. Bottom line: Naveen knows his technology.
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Eric Spiegel
CFO
Eric has a very important job: He watches the money. Prior to joining Kenzan Media, Eric was CFO of a private Wall Street investment management firm for almost 20 years. His calm demeanor can be attributed to his engagement in Buddhist meditation for most of his adult life.
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Jon Stockdill
SVP, Technology
Jon has done it all -- front-end, back-end and sysadmin. He has worked with some of the best teams in the industry and contributed to Webby Award-winning multimedia sites. He manages development for large-volume, mission-critical products publishing content 24/7. He knows how to build excellent software and strong teams.
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Gillian Perrone
Vice President
Gillian has worn many different hats in her wide-ranging career--director of sales, artist’s agent, teacher, writer, sound engineer, textile designer. At Kenzan, Gillian is the human equivalent of a Swiss Army knife. She handles project management, account management, resource allocation and contract creation. And she’s worked on projects for the Food Network, HGTV, Stella Artois and MSG Varsity, to name a few. In other words, she’s a master multi-tasker who gets the job done. Think MacGyver, without the explosives.
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Leila Blauner
Director, Project Management
With a decade of experience and a Master’s in the subject, Leila lives and breathes Project Management. She loves what she does for a living, and has managed large interactive and software projects across a broad range of industries (including iTV). And she’s been fortunate enough to work with and learn from some extremely talented folks at some Fortune 500 companies along the way. When it comes to multi-tasking, those guys juggling chainsaws on TV have got nothing on Leila.
"I have been working with the Kenzan Media team for several years. Both their client management and their ITV design are exemplary." Michael Bologna, Director, Emerging Communications, GroupM