NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Civolution, the leading provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing, and monetizing media content, today announces the appointment of Dennis P. Guiry as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. A seasoned sales executive with a rich history of tenure at companies such as General Electric, Microsoft, and Technicolor, Guiry will spearhead the growth of Civolution's global sales.

Based in Civolution's New York office, Guiry will also strengthen the Netherlands-based technology company's presence in North America by adding his extensive knowledge and experience working in the digital software and technology markets.

"The addition of Dennis to our talented team further bolsters our capabilities to deliver the best media protection, intelligence and interaction solutions available on the market to a rapidly-growing global customer base," said Alex Terpstra, CEO of Civolution. "With his thoughtful, balanced approach and proven track record of driving success across the many facets of the technology and commerce industries, Dennis has the capability to generate short-term results while simultaneously working to grow our business in the years to come."

An industry veteran with over 15 years of experience in the intersection between media technology and commerce, Guiry most recently hails from Technicolor, where he managed Technicolor's North American sales division, ensuring the growth of the company's digital delivery products and software services.  Prior to Technicolor, Guiry was a Regional Director at Microsoft Corporation responsible for driving the business strategy, revenue growth and consulting services for a global portfolio in excess of $750m. Additionally, Guiry held the position of Client Director at Microsoft, chartered with the global business management for the General Electric Company. Guiry began his career with the General Electric Company where he held functional leadership roles across varied GE business units most notably GM Commercial Operations with GES and Manager- Sales Development for GE Corporate.

Dennis will be part of the Civolution team at CES 2013, booth 70811 in the Venetian Hotel.

About Civolution

Civolution (www.civolution.com) is the leading provider of technology and solutions to identify, manage and monetize media content. The company offers an extensive portfolio of cutting edge digital watermarking and fingerprinting applications for media interaction (accurate and real-time video synchronization for 2nd screen and smart TVs), media intelligence (audience measurement and media monitoring for television, radio and internet) and media protection (content filtering and forensic marking of media assets in pre-release, digital cinema, payTV and online). Follow us on Twitter: @Civolution.

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