Erik Strauss to Lead Innovation at Sohonet as Chief Product Officer

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‍Sohonet, the global leader in media collaboration solutions for the film and television industry, has announced the appointment of Erik Strauss as Chief Product Officer. Strauss brings extensive experience in driving transformative change within the media and entertainment industry.

In his previous roles at Netflix, Epic Games and Sony Imageworks, Strauss’ visionary leadership and ability to scale innovative technologies made a lasting impact on content creation and production workflows. Strauss led Netflix’s development of scalable media workflow tools and cloud-based animation technology, which significantly expanded the company’s global content creation capacity. As director of production for Unreal Engine, he played a key role in advancing Epic Games’ real-time graphics industry across various sectors. He continues as chair of the Open Review Initiative at the Academy Software Foundation, he is leading efforts focused on standardisation and interoperability of playback and review technologies in the open source software community. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Erik Strauss to Sohonet,” said Sohonet CEO Chuck Parker, “His deep expertise and track record of driving innovation will be invaluable as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in media collaboration. Erik’s leadership will undoubtedly drive significant advancements within the company, further solidifying our position as a leader in media collaboration solutions."

Erik Strauss added, "Solving the workflow challenges of creative collaboration for film and television has been an evergreen focus of my career, and I am looking forward to being part of the incredibly talented Sohonet team. I’m excited to partner with this group of innovators working together to strengthen the company's ability to empower creative professionals worldwide."

Strauss will be based in Los Angeles.

About Sohonet

Sohonet is the leading global expert in connectivity, remote collaboration, and infrastructure services for the media and entertainment industry. With over 20 years of experience, Sohonet provides a comprehensive range of secure and reliable services to empower creative professionals worldwide.