Myrio Management

Chris Coles, President/CEO of Myrio - A Siemens company

Chris Coles is responsible for the worldwide management, strategy and success of Siemens Home Entertainment – a complete carrier class solution for broadband service providers to offer IPTV over their networks. Prior to joining Siemens through the acquisition of Myrio, Coles had been CEO of the venture backed startup, where Myrio’s primary focus had been on the software platform for delivering IPTV and associated applications. Prior to Myrio, he was an Executive Vice President of Qwest Communications and President of the company's Video Services Group. At Qwest he was responsible for strategy development and execution of the company’s consumer video business using VDSL, HFC and DBS delivery to consumers of broadcast, video on demand and interactive television. Coles has over 25 years of experience leading technology and innovation efforts in both product and services firms, including leadership roles at AT&T, TCI and US WEST prior to Qwest, Myrio and Siemens. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Colorado College and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver.

Achim Goller, Vice President, Development

Achim Goller is responsible for the development of the Myrio IP Video Platform. He has held a number of technical leadership positions with Siemens Communications since he joined the company in 1990. Initially working in Germany designing, implementing and testing product software, he then led software architecture and development teams for products of the Siemens Transport Networks business. From 2000 until 2003, Goller initially led the software development team and later the complete development team of the US part of the Siemens Optical Networks development. Recently, he served as Director of product development for the Surpass hiT7500, a best in class Ultra LongHaul 80 channel DWDM system with tier1 customers worldwide.

Ryan Petty, Vice President, Product Management

Ryan Petty is responsible for the management and vision of Myrio's IP Video solutions. As one of the founding engineers and architects, Petty has been involved in all system design and engineering solutions for Myrio. As the primary interface between Myrio and external IP video industry consortiums, he widely promotes network technologies and standards applicable to broadband IP video delivery. As a founding member of the FS-VDSL Focus Group (a sub committee of the ITU-T Study Group 16), Petty collaborated with the world's leading broadband service providers and equipment suppliers to define a standard for deploying the triple play services bundle on broadband access networks. He was previously involved in the Internet Service Provider industry where he served as Director of Network Operations for a regional ISP based in Reno, Nevada.

Andrew Motz, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Andy Motz focuses on Myrio’s product development and profitable market expansion. Motz has previously served as Vice President of Finance and Business Administration in Mobile Networks in Munich and Milan in several Siemens areas, including Business Development, Strategic Portfolio Management, and Planning, where he developed common methodology and systems for evaluating current and future demand for wireless technologies.  Most recently with Mobile Networks in Product Generation in Munich, he was responsible for the business administration of new technology businesses in Broadband Wireless Access. In his 20+ years of financial management within Siemens, he has managed several acquisitions, businesses and other commercial activities, in the US as well as in Canada, Germany, and Italy.

Bernd Matejek, Vice President, Business Development

Bernd Matejek is responsible for the business development of the Siemens SURPASS Home Entertainment solution. He is involved in all partnering activities and responsible for the definition of the partner eco-system. As one of the long-term Siemens members in the Myrio team, he serves as an interface manager to the Siemens headquarters as well. He has been responsible previously for strategy and planning of the Siemens Communications Fixed Networks group. In this management function he drove the implementation of new go-to-market model for the multi billion Euro Fixed Networks business. He also has held several leadership positions in the business development within the Fixed Networks group. He started his Siemens career in the development of OA&M platforms and interfaces for TDM and softswitch based systems. After he graduated from the Technical University of Munich, he became a project engineer in the control and automation industry where he collected his first management experience.

Brook Longdon joined Siemens in April of 2005 as a part of Siemens' acquisition of Myrio. He is responsible for Operations, support, customer solutions deployment, and Technical Sales Worldwide. Prior to the acquisition of Myrio by Siemens, Brook was one of the first engineers to join Myrio in early 2000. He has been involved in all facets of Myrio’s IPTV solution including development, integration, rollout, and support. During his time at Myrio, he has overseen the technical aspects of integration and turn-up of nearly all of Siemens’ 80+ commercially deployed customers. As one of the primary technical interfaces between Myrio and its partners, he has been involved the development of many of the technologies that are used today for the deployment of IPTV. Prior to joining Myrio, Brook held Product Management and Operations management rolls in the telecommunications sector.