Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Ted van Dongen as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Ted will be responsible for both IT and product development within the company.
Ted brings a strong IT background in the publishing sector and extensive product development experience; with a strong understanding of the service offerings and go-to-market requirements of media companies. His career spans over 20 years of experience in companies such as Telegraaf Media Netherlands, PCM and Veronica Publishing.
Most recently he worked as programme director for product development at Ziggo, the Netherlands' largest cable operator providing cable television (digital and analogue), Internet and telephone services. Here he was responsible for product development for their business to business Voice services. In the same period, he took up an interim CTO job at online platform Workspot.nl.