Adtech firm PubMatic has appointed Sandro Catanzaro as VP product management, CTV and video.
Catanzaro was formerly Roku’s head of publisher media strategy and had been with the company for three and a half years.
He will be responsible for the product vision and roadmap for the company’s growing CTV and video businesses. He will lead a team of product managers to develop and execute product plans, ensuring that the company continues to drive innovation for an increasingly sophisticated and diverse CTV and video market.
“We are thrilled to have an esteemed product innovator like Sandro join PubMatic. With his guidance, we will build on our leadership position in the high-growth video and CTV formats, and enhance the value we bring our global publisher and advertiser customers across the open internet,” said Nishant Khatri, SVP of product management at PubMatic.
Prior to Roku, he was founder and chief innovation officer at DataXu, which was acquired by Roku. Prior to his tenure at DataXu, Catanzaro was a consultant at Bain & Company.
“PubMatic has a legacy of industry-first innovation and technology that puts us in prime position as leaders in CTV and video,” said Catanzaro.
“I look forward to working with our incredible engineering and product teams, along with our global customers, to deliver solutions that are meaningful and rewarding for publishers, advertisers, and consumers.”
Catanazro will be based in Boston, Massachusetts.