[Satellite TODAY 05-30-13] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has announced that its new President and CEO Doug Lowther has been appointed to the corporation’s board of directors. Lowther became president and CEO of IDC May 13 and was appointed to the board on May 17.

 

    “We view Doug’s appointment to the board as a major step in the development of IDC as a technology provider to broadcasters,” said Del Lippert, chairman of the board at IDC in a statement.

 

     Lowther most recently served as executive vice-president at Irdeto, a global supplier of digital TV technology and services. He started with Irdeto as vice president of marketing in 2004 where he led the creation of a product portfolio that achieved substantial revenue growth. More recently, Lowther was responsible for Irdeto’s business with pay-TV operators worldwide.

 

     Previous positions include several executive roles with Nortel Networks, where he was vice president and general manager of wireless applications and the vice president of strategic marketing. He began his career building network planning and operations systems for telecom operators.

 

     “I look forward to working with IDC’s board members, employees and partners towards elevating the company’s profile, expanding into previously untapped markets, and significantly increasing our overall business,” Lowther said in a statement.