Rafael Dubois joins Qvest to develop European growth strategy
Qvest has appointed Rafael Dubois as vice president sales Europe media & entertainment.
In his new role, Dubois will further develop the European growth strategy of Qvest, lead its European sales team and support international customers with a service portfolio spanning change and technology consulting, software and product development and systems integration.
Dubois will report to Christian Massmann, global chief sales officer of the Qvest Group.
Dubois said: “Companies, customers and consumers in the technology industry know no boundaries. This is especially true for our key market Europe in several respects. With its comprehensive service portfolio, Qvest is uniquely positioned to offer services and products along the entire media supply chain. I am looking forward to working with the European sales team and leveraging the impressive service capabilities of Qvest even further.”
Massmann said: “Rafael brings with him a unique blend of long-term experience in the media and entertainment industry, in-depth expertise across the entire media supply chain and outstanding personal skills, such as utmost empathy for the customer and the ability to carefully listen and translate customer challenges into focused and precise future-driven solutions. Together with his great European team, Rafael will help our current and future customers to innovate their business with an end-to-end consulting and implementation approach.”
After his law degree at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, Dubois spent more than 20 years in the media business worldwide, working in key markets like APAC, LATAM, EMEA and North America. He has worked for tech companies including Grass Valley, Pebble Beach Systems and Ericsson in leading management positions. In his most recent role at UK-based broadcast service company Arqiva, Dubois, who holds both British and Venezuelan citizenship, was responsible for key media clients including BBC Studios, UKTV, AMC and QVC.