Management shuffle at MobiTV, CEO search under way

Phillip Alvelda, founder and CEO of MobiTV Inc., announced he will resign as CEO but remain as chairman of the California-based mobile television company that he formed in 1999. The search is currently under way for a successor. Alvelda also announced a range of other executive appointments and changes to the firm’s management team.
Co-Founder Paul Scanlan was appointed to the new role of president, while Bruce Gilpin will fill his shoes as COO. Finally, Bill Losch was lured away from Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. to serve as CFO.
“I’m enormously proud of the great success we’ve achieved and the role MobiTV has played in defining the mobile entertainment market, yet mindful of the tremendous potential still ahead,” Alvelda said, adding that he plans to spend more time at the Westminster Institute for Science Education, which he co-founded last year.
“Phillip’s determination and agility helped us achieve success in the midst of one of the worst downturns in history,” Scanlan said. “It was his vision and creativity that ultimately opened the mobile markets to the crown jewels of the broadcast industry, winning MobiTV an Emmy Award for technical achievement, and thereby started a whole new industry called mobile television.”