International. ChyronHego announced the appointment of Rickard Öhrn as Chief Operating Officer. Öhrn brings a 20-year career in executive-level business management to ChyronHego, where he is responsible for the company's global operations and business growth in the EMEA region. Öhrn is based in Stockholm and reports directly to President and CEO ChyronHego Johan Apel.
"We are very fortunate to have a professional of Rickard's caliber join our team in a strategic role. For much of his illustrious career, he has worked at the C level to guide a number of companies for consistent growth and peak performance," said Apel.
Prior to joining ChyronHego, Öhrn served as Managing Director of Media Research and Analysis (RAM). Previously, he served as COO of Svenska TRACAB AB, partner ChyronHego at the time. He also previously founded and served as CEO of two Swedish consulting firms, Gestión Novocap and Borneo Management Consulting, and was MANAGING DIRECTOR and founder of Tiempo Activo Investment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based investment firm, which established Russia's first online poker gaming site.
He holds a degree in French from the University of Savoy in France and a degree in Economics from Lund University in Sweden, and has completed marketing and project management courses from RMI Berghs Swedish School of Advertising and Marketing.
"Following the merger of Chyron and Hego Group, ChyronHego is, without a doubt, the global powerhouse for graphics creation and delivery. I am very impressed with the company's ongoing commitment to helping broadcast customers adapt to the rapidly changing technology landscape," commented Öhrn.
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