MONTREAL – August 25, 2022 – Grass Valley, leading innovator of live production solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sai Gopal as its Chief Financial Officer.

“Sai is a great addition to the Grass Valley team – his tremendous experience combined with his great track record of delivering financial rigor and operational change in fast moving and complex environments will enable us to take Grass Valley to the next level”, says Andrew Cross, CEO of Grass Valley.

Sai comes to Grass Valley with over 20 years of experience in running finance operations for small-mid size public and private companies. Prior to joining Grass Valley, Sai held the position of VP of Finance and Operations at Evolv Technology where he was instrumental in taking the company public through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), wherein the combined company with a total enterprise value of approximately $1.3 Billion received approximately $385M in gross proceeds, net of redemptions.

“I’m thrilled to be part of Grass Valley, a company with a strong global brand and a comprehensive suite of products and services that offer the potential for strong future growth” says Sai Gopal, CFO of Grass Valley. “I look forward to working with Andrew and everyone at Grass Valley as we create and advance live production technology and solutions that empower great live television.”

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About Grass Valley

Grass Valley is the leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment market. Grass Valley works with 90% of the world’s major media brands, powering their media centers, mobile production units, 24-hour newsroom, and sports streaming platforms. As the number one trusted partner in media technology, Grass Valley enables content owners and service providers to create and deliver live experiences in the most efficient way. Whether it’s IP-native cameras or state-of-the-art cloud production platforms, Grass Valley is at the forefront of ground-breaking live media innovation. Grass Valley continues to pioneer market-leading advances based on cloud and software efficiency to transform live content for the streaming era today and in the future. Headquartered in Montreal, Grass Valley has been engaged in the media technology business for over 60 years. For information about Grass Valley solutions and services, please visit grassvalley.com.