Jelli Seriously Jammin’

• Jelli, described as the leading programmatic platform for audio, welcomes Rich Knopke aboard as Chief Revenue Officer. He will be responsible for driving revenue growth and expanding strategic relationships with radio broadcasters and digital audio publishers, as well as deepening engagement with advertisers and agencies. The company also announced the promotions of Torsten Schulz to Chief Product Officer & SVP of Engineering, and Eric Ronning to SVP of Strategic Partnerships.

“As the digital audio industry evolves, our ability to drive success for our customers and network partners will continue to differentiate us in the marketplace,” said Mike Dougherty, CEO of Jelli. “Rich shares this philosophy and his extensive background in programmatic and digital media will be invaluable to our business. With the addition of Rich, and the promotions of both Schulz and Ronning, Jelli is poised to continue its rapid growth as the leading programmatic platform for audio.”

Knopke arrives at Jelli bearing 20 years experience in digital — the last 13 years in leadership and managerial positions. He was most recently Chief Revenue Officer at Genesis Media. Before that he was SVP of Sales at Gannett/USA Todayand he also held leadership positions with the digital divisions at NBCUniversal and The Wall Street Journal. Most notably, Knopke helped build revenue and the sales team at Tremor Video, which ultimately led the company to IPO.

“This is an exciting time to join Jelli,” said Knopke. “The market opportunity and growth potential for the company and its customers are tremendous as audio enters a new phase in streaming and voice. Jelli has the technology and the leadership to grow even stronger as the leader in their category. I’m proud to be able to help write this next chapter of growth for the company, namely their ability to impact audio buying and selling through data, analytics, transparency, accountability and efficiency.”