UK broadcast manufacturer Snell has appointed Robert Rowe as chief technology officer.

Rowe will look after engineering implementation and the technology strategy for Snell’s entire systems, product, and technology portfolio as well as being responsible for managing the product development life cycle.

Before joining Snell, Rowe was an independent consultant to Cambridge Silicon Radio. Prior to that, he was CTO for Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd for seven years. He will report directly to Snell CEO Simon Derry.