Bob Wilson Chairman and CEO of Modulus Video previously
served for seven years as a member of the executive committee at Pinnacle
Systems. He served in various senior leadership roles including as president of
the Broadcast Solutions Division. During that time Pinnacle grew revenues more
than tenfold to over $350 million and increased total shareholder value by
almost $600 million.
Before joining Pinnacle Systems, Wilson served as executive
vice president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer and as a
member of the board of Accom, Inc., another pioneering video company. While at
Accom the company grew dramatically and completed a successful IPO.
Prior to joining Accom, Wilson served as president and chief
executive officer of The Grass Valley Group (GVG is now part of Thompson
Multimedia) which provides video systems to production, post-production and
broadcast markets. While at GVG, then an independently operated subsidiary of
Tektronix, Wilson lead a transformation of the organization, revitalized the
product lines, entered important new markets and helped the organization
transition to supplying complete high end digital video solutions.
Before leading GVG, Wilson served as vice president of
Merchant Banking Wasserstein Perella, an investment bank based in New York
City. He was part of the leadership team responsible for investments in the
bank’s $2 billion fund. He additionally held a variety of senior executive
level positions in general management, finance, marketing, and sales for Ampex
Corporation which was then a $700 million leader in the broadcast video
marketplace.
Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.