HaiVision Names Senior VP of Engineering
HaiVision Network Video announced the appointment of Mahmoud J. Al-Daccak as the company's new senior vice president of engineering. In his role at HaiVision, Al-Daccak will drive ongoing technology strategy and oversee product and solutions development for the company and its clients.
HaiVision Network Video announced the appointment of Mahmoud J. Al-Daccak as the company's new senior vice president of engineering. In his role at HaiVision, Al-Daccak will drive ongoing technology strategy and oversee product and solutions development for the company and its clients. He comes to HaiVision with more than 21 years of product development and senior technology management experience.
"Mahmoud has extensive high-level experience in the development and delivery of real-time video and media management tools for a range of applications and industries," said Mirko Wicha, president and CEO of HaiVision, in a statement.
Al-Daccak most recently served as vice president of engineering, followed by chief technology office at MaxT Systems, a developer of high-performance video infrastructure and remote editing applications. While at MaxT, he rebuilt the engineering team, overhauled the company's technology direction, and participated in the strategic planning and fundraising that culminated in the acquisition of the company.
Al-Daccak had previously held roles of chief technology office of ZipLocal, chief operations officer and co-founder of Polyester Media, and vice president of product development at Discreet, a division of Autodesk. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and his master's degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
