WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, U.K.—Pebble has promoted Alison Pavitt to the position of director of sales and marketing, while Yucel Timur becomes director of operations.

Pebble CEO Peter Mayhead said in a press statement: “Our goal is to support broadcasters in their transition from traditional broadcast infrastructure to more flexible IP-based technologies. Both Alison and Yucel have been instrumental in helping align the company to ensure we can forge those partnerships.”

Pavitt will be responsible for the company’s global sales and marketing function. She joined Pebble in 2009 and, as Pebble’s marketing manager, played a key role in overseeing the company’s recent rebrand. She also is a board member of the IABM and sits on the Exhibitor Committee of IBC.

Timur joined Pebble in 2019 and leads the large team of presales engineers, solutions architects, software developers and customer support professionals who design, deliver and support Pebble’s solutions. He previously held senior positions at Sony Professional Solutions Europe and NOWTV (part of Sky UK), and also led key technology initiatives at the BBC.

WEYBRIDGE, U.K.—Pebble Beach Systems has appointed Yucel Timur as its new head of solutions architecture, the automation and content management company announced today.

In this role, Timur will lead the company’s solutions architects, who develop the solutions for the company’s customers around the world, the company said. He will report to Pebble Beach Systems CEO Perter Mayhead.

Timur has more than 20 years of project management expertise in the M&E technology industry. Prior to assuming this role, he held a senior position at Sony Professional Solutions Europe and NOWTV. He also has led key tech initiatives at BBC.

“This new role comes at an exciting time for Pebble and the industry as a whole, and it enables me to leverage my experience across the organization—from pre-sales through to development and support. I’m looking forward to playing a part in delivering the broadcast solutions we offer now and in the future,” said Timur.

Mayhead predicted that the combination of Timur’s understanding of broadcast solutions and his years of experience in managing customer relationships will have “a significant impact” on how the company develops relationships with customers.

More information is available on the Pebble Beach Systems website.