WRN Broadcast has today announced the appointment of Nick Thompson to the position of Non-Executive Director.

Thompson, who was Managing Director of Arqiva’s Broadcast & Media division until 2011, has a wealth of experience in creating and building international businesses, specifically in the broadcast and media sectors.  The appointment will see Thompson work with WRN Broadcast’s board and executive management team to inform the company’s strategic development plan and further progress the rapid growth the company has experienced in the last few years in the ever-changing international broadcast marketplace.

Tim Ashburner, Chairman, WRN Broadcast, said: “We’re delighted to appoint Nick Thompson as a Non-Executive Director. With our recent investment into key emerging areas and with several significant customer wins Nick joins us at a very exciting time for the company. We welcome the wealth of experience Nick brings and we are excited to have his guidance and support. By continuing to strengthen our board, we are confident that we can continue to develop our provision of first-class international broadcast and media services.”

At Arqiva, Thompson was responsible for establishing one of the world’s largest satellite and broadcast services companies.  Prior to this, he had significant success as President, EMEA division, at Loral CyberStar; Managing Director, Satellite division at Kingston Communications; and CEO of Inmedia Communications – before leading the sale of Inmedia to Arqiva in 2005.

Nick Thompson said: “I’m delighted to be joining WRN Broadcast as a Non-Executive Director. The company has made tremendous progress over the last few years and I’m confident my recent experience of creating and leading one of the world’s largest satellite and broadcast services companies will allow me to assist the senior management team in driving WRN Broadcast to become one of the pre-eminent providers of digital broadcast and media playout services, globally.”

Under the leadership of CEO, David Treadway, WRN Broadcast continues to provide multi-channel playout, content management and distribution services for some of the world’s greatest networks including Viacom, Top Up TV and Zuku.