Blinkx names engineering and operations chief

Internet media platform Blinkx has named Gerry Louw as senior vice-president, engineering and operations.

According to Blinkx, Louw will be working closely with business, product and technology teams across the company and will play an integral role in further strengthening the Blinkx’s technology leadership and support the Blinkx product offering. He was previously chief information officer with Video Monitoring Services.