Said Bacho joins the Operative team

Broadcast management company Operative has appointed Said Bacho to the position of senior vice president of the EMEA region. He has joined Operative on a full-time basis after his previous engagement with the company as a consultant, during which he contributed to the development of Operative’s go-to-market strategy in EMEA. His new role will involve managing Operative’s business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as India with an emphasis on growing its regional sales and account management teams.

Bacho previously worked as the chief of business development and marketing officer with Snell Advanced Media, the senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia with Imagine Communications and GatesAir as well as the managing director of the Middle East and North Africa with Avid.

‘I am thrilled to be joining Operative at this exciting time of the industry’s transition. In just a few short months, I have been working with the team to identify many exciting opportunities that exist throughout the EMEA region,’ stated Bacho. ‘Now, this appointment delivers a clear customer-focused message and represents a solid forward-thinking commitment by Operative to the existing and new client base in EMEA and internationally.’

Lance Roncalli, chief revenue officer at Operative, added: ‘Said has an excellent track-record of breaking into new markets and clients, expanding business in existing accounts, driving significant increases in revenue and profitability, managing multi-cultural cross-functional teams, complex projects and partnerships through effective field sales and marketing organisation enablement. He has travelled extensively worldwide and has conducted business in all major markets internationally assisted by an understanding of geopolitical and cultural diversities globally.’