Marc Bruce has served as CEO of Encompass since 2024 and brings over 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry.

The first decade of his career was spent in various operational and project roles before a move into the commercial side of the business in 2010. Over the following eight years, Marc led a sales team that was central to the transformation of the Encompass EMEA business via the on-boarding of multiple new regional and international clients in both the linear and digital space.

In 2018, Marc took on the role of Managing Director, APAC, relocating from London to Singapore in the process. After a successful 4-year period managing the APAC business Marc returned to London in 2022 to take on an expanded role overseeing both the Encompass APAC and EMEA businesses prior to accepting the role of CEO in 2024.

Marc has an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Theatre from London Metropolitan University.

John Brohel serves as the Chief Finance Officer for Encompass Digital Media, bringing decades of experience in global financial leadership across a number of industries – including Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Print & Publishing.

John’s prior roles include CFO at Locality, a managed services provider to the advertising industry, and EVP of Finance at AMC Networks, where he had oversight for all Global Operating Finance teams. At AMCN, he played a key role in the company’s pivot into streaming content services across their global footprint.

Previously, as CFO at Leftfield Entertainment, as well as during his tenure at HiT Entertainment, John helped manage rapid strategic growth and led successful company exits, selling those companies to ITV and Mattel respectively. He has experience in both public and privately backed firms with a consistent track record of success in driving value and guiding organizations through transformative and disruptive change.

John earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

With over 15 years of experience in the Media & Entertainment industry, Eunice Park specializes in global commercial strategies for Live Video and Video-on-Demand (VoD) platforms. She has led revenue growth and business development initiatives across Direct-to-Consumer brands, telecommunications firms, broadcasters, cloud providers, financial institutions, gaming platforms, and content programmers. As part of her sales and revenue leadership role, Eunice will also work closely with Encompass’ Solutions Engineering and Architecture teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions and services that align with customers’ shifting needs.

Most recently, Eunice was Chief Revenue Officer at Zixi, where she played a key role in expanding the company’s market presence and positioning it for its acquisition by a private equity firm in 2024. Before that, she was instrumental in launching Akamai’s Direct-to-Consumer vertical, shaping early OTT initiatives for broadcasters and content providers.

Eunice holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Keir Shepherd, Chief Solutions Officer, leads Encompass global solutions architecture, product, marketing, and project management organisations, bring over two decades of technology and delivery experience from organisations across the global media and entertainment industry.

Keir has led teams designing innovative architectures and delivering platforms for clients supporting services across playout, distribution, media supply chain, localisation, streaming, on-demand & post-production.

Having previously worked for Encompass from 2012-2019, Keir rejoined in 2024, bringing experience leading global engineering, infrastructure, projects, and development teams across organisations including BBC, Deluxe, HP and BT.

Keir has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Sussex.

David Hunter is a technology and business leader with over 30 years of experience driving digital transformation, operations excellence and enterprise performance for Fortune 500 companies, including AMC Networks, R.R. Donnelley, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.

Prior to joining Encompass, he was the Chief Technology Officer of Locality where he led the engineering, product, enterprise technology, and ad operations teams. He was the technical architect and leader of the launch of LocalX, an AI-powered platform that simplifies local video campaign planning and buying, offering access to inventory from 150+ premium streaming publishers.

Previously, he served as Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology officer of AMC Networks, overseeing enterprise technology, digital products, media supply chain, and broadcast operations. He established the Global Technology & Operations organization and led AMC’s digital transformation, implementing a cloud-based architecture to enable AMC’s hybrid distribution strategy focused on integrating streaming, linear and advanced advertising platforms. Under his leadership, AMC launched several new products including AMC+, FAST channels and ad supported services.

Earlier roles include Chief Information Officer of Cenveo and technology leadership positions at R.R. Donnelley, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.

David received his MBA from the University of Connecticut and graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Economics.

Laura Veale, Chief People Officer, leads global HR strategy and operations at Encompass. With over 20 years of experience in human resources, she brings deep industry expertise to her role and the ability to align people priorities with business objectives.

Her career spans diverse sectors including retail, charity, and post-production, equipping her with broad insights into workforce planning and change management. Since joining Encompass in 2016 as HR Director for EMEA, Laura has expanded her remit to multiple regions and played a pivotal role in integrating international teams following several acquisitions, significantly strengthening the company’s HR framework and processes.

Laura holds a CIPD accreditation and is a certified C-me Activator, facilitating colour profiling workshops that enhance self-awareness, team engagement, and communication across the organisation.

John Halpin, Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, is Encompass’ chief legal officer and oversees all legal matters for the company globally. John’s primary responsibilities include negotiation of business transactions; corporate governance; and advising on legal aspects of M&A and corporate finance activities.

John joined Encompass through the Ascent Media acquisition where he served as Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs. Prior to that, he practiced law at several major law firms with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and securities law.

John is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and holds a BA from Middlebury College.

Juan Salleras, based in Buenos Aires, oversees the facility’s operations including content management, channel playout, satellite & fiber transmission services and non-linear video distribution.

Juan joined Encompass through its acquisition of TIBA where he served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing since 2003. Before joining TIBA, Juan worked for Diveo Broadband Networks as Vice President and General Manager of its Internet Data Center Business Unit. Juan has also held various positions at IBM Corporation including Head of Hardware and Systems Software Sales for the South Cone Region.

Juan earned his engineering degree from Buenos Aires University of Argentina.

Paul Firth is Encompass’ SVP Operations & General Manager, APAC & EMEA, bringing 20 years of extensive experience in the broadcast sector. In his current role, Paul manages Encompass’ operations across the two critical regions, leveraging his deep industry expertise and strategic leadership capabilities.

He joined Encompass as part of its acquisition of Babcock Media Services in 2018, where he had been part of the senior management team since 2012, with roles including Project Director, Sales Director and, subsequently, Commercial Director, with responsibility for the operational delivery of all of Babcock’s radio services. Prior to his appointment to his current role, he was responsible for Encompass’ international radio division, delivering services to blue-chip broadcasters on a global basis. Paul started his career in project management, progressing to bid management for high-value (£200m+) opportunities and, latterly, profit and loss responsibility for a portfolio of broadcast-related projects.

Paul graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a degree in Management Science, which he complemented with a postgraduate Certificate in Management.

Luke Wheeler, Encompass’ CTO, is responsible for defining and executing Encompass’ global technology strategy. He brings a wealth of industry experience covering multiple verticals from content production through to distribution.

In 2014, Luke joined Encompass where he led the solutions architecture group for nearly a decade. He also launched a wide array of services for customers through the leadership of regional project and engineering teams. Prior to Encompass, Luke held various architectural and engineering roles at organisations, including Paramount and the BBC.

Luke has a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Technology & Audio System Design from the University of Derby.

Jim Ewaskiew, Encompass’ CIO, is responsible for information technology spanning applications, data, cybersecurity and infrastructure globally. He brings over 20 years of diverse technology experience to the organization.

Jim joined Encompass in 2019, where he served as Vice President in the CTO office. Throughout his career, Jim has held senior roles within the media technology industry, including IBM, Akamai and Warner Media.

Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Kennesaw State University.