Panthera appoints COO


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Michelle Clancy

| 16 December 2015




Mobile video specialist Penthera has appointed Daniel Taitz as its chief operating officer who will also fill the role of executive vice president and will be a member of the board of directors.



“We doubled our customer count this year and built a very strong client pipeline. To maintain this trajectory, Penthera is enhancing its sales strategy, casting a wider net to reach the entirety of the very large universe of businesses delivering video direct to consumers both in the US and internationally,” said Michael Willner, president and CEO, Penthera. “Dan, with his breadth of experience in corporate and business development of all aspects of traditional and digital media, will be a key player in the development and oversight of this expansion.”

Penthera’s Cache&Carry software enables smartphone and tablet users to download video files and view them when an Internet connection is not available.

“I am excited to join a Penthera team that has already reached such critical company milestones. I look forward to contributing to the goal of making Cache&Carry the solution that powers the best downloading experience for customers of streaming services around the globe," said Taitz.

Taitz has held executive positions at various media companies, including as interim CEO for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia; senior vice president of business affairs at Univision Communications; and general counsel and chief administrative officer at Oxygen Media, where he negotiated the $1 billion sale of Oxygen to NBC Universal and led the company’s transition team. Prior to that, Dan was a partner in the New York law firm, Friedman, Kaplan & Seiler, LLP and an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher