Front Porch’s Phil Jackson promoted to chief strategy officer
Published: ASIA
WORLD: Content storage management specialist Front Porch Digital has promoted Phil Jackson to chief strategy officer. Having previously held the chief operations officer position, Mr Jackson will now be responsible for driving innovation and strategy for the manufacturer.
‘Phil was the brains behind our Lynx cloud CSM service and our newest product, Distill, both of which were the first of their kind and approach long-standing industry challenges in innovative ways. That inventive thinking is immeasurably valuable to Front Porch Digital,’ explained Mike Knaisch, president and CEO of the company. ‘This newly created role will provide Phil with the time and resources necessary to accelerate Front Porch Digital's exceptional growth trajectory in media, entertainment and beyond.’
Based in Lafayette, Colorado, and reporting to Mr Knaish, Mr Jackson joined the company four years ago after working in enterprise IT with BT Group. In his new role he will reportedly be assembling a core team to spur innovation on several fronts – through rapid prototyping, light-agile development methodology, and direct customer engagement.
‘This isn't just an R&D function that looks at the latest buzzwords or IT trends in an isolated manner,’ said Mr Jackson. ‘This is a serious attempt to collaborate with our customers to understand their principal pain points, and, in solving those problems, bring new thinking and techniques to market. We want to build on the capabilities of the Lynx, Diva, and Samma systems, which are the foundation of Front Porch Digital's success.
‘I am looking forward to this wonderful opportunity and am excited to be focused on delivering new capabilities for our customers,’ he continued. ‘We'll be sure to share our progress, so please keep an eye on our new blog and social media feeds for regular updates.’