Fonn Group, a Norwegian technology group, has announced the launch of Fonn Group Americas, a regional operation that will bring its Mjoll and 7Mountains brands to the North and South American markets. Isaac Hersly, a pioneer in the US media and broadcast markets, will lead Fonn Group Americas. Hersly’s background includes serving as president and COO at Chyron, where he was instrumental in building the company from the ground up to become a leader in the US broadcast software industry. He also founded the successful operations for world-leading broadcast technology company Vizrt in the Americas, spending more than 18 years with the business. In addition, he spent many years on the customer side of the broadcast industry, as vice president of the ABC Owned TV stations.
"We are extremely happy to have someone as well-known and respected as Isaac onboard to lead our operations in the Americas," said Haavard Saunes Myklebust, CEO of Fonn Group. "He brings with him a unique understanding of the broadcast and media markets and has successfully built companies from the ground up in a demanding territory.”
Isaac Hersly said: “Fonn Group companies Mjoll and 7Mountains are disrupting the media technology market with a new breed of tools for journalists, editors and producers. The solutions are built on modern, web-based technology and have the end user in mind. The US broadcast and media production markets are ready for streamlining their workflow utilizing cloud and AI tools and this is where we can help.”
