Dish Network has named former Verve executive Kevin Arrix a senior vice president, leading its Dish Media Sales group.
Arrix most recently was chief revenue officer of mobile advertising platform Verve. In his new role, he will be responsible for operations, analytics and advertising sales for Dish TV and Sling TV. Arrix will report to Warren Schlichting, Dish executive vice president of Programming and Media Sales, and president of Sling TV.
"Kevin brings with him a wealth of digital and mobile expertise that fits the progression of Dish Media Sales' offerings," Schlichting said in a statement. "Kevin will lead a dynamic team that has introduced industry firsts such as household addressable advertising on DISH TV, the rapidly evolving growth in Sling TV's programmatic sales and cross-platform addressability across both."
While at Verve, Arrix was responsible for building out the mobile marketing platform's sales, sales operations and customer success services. Prior to Verve, Kevin was the chief revenue officer for Viggle Inc., a mobile-based entertainment rewards platform. He also spent nearly 20 years in the advertising sales divisions for several large television networks, most recently as executive vice president of Digital Advertising for all MTV Networks brands including Nickelodeon, MTV, and Comedy Central.
"I'm excited to lead the team that continues to innovate data-driven video advertising solutions," Arrix said in a statement. "TV viewers are more mobile, TV ads are more digital, and Dish Media Sales has led the way in delivering targeted viewers to advertisers on Dish and Sling."
Arrix will be based in the Dish Media Sales New York office, leading teams in Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.
