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Michael Ivanchenko is currently Senior Vice President & Managing Director for OpenTV Corp.'s Asia / Pacific operations (bounded by India and Japan). Mr. Ivanchenko is responsible for managing OpenTV's operations and relationships with all Asia and the Pacific network operators, broadcasters and manufacturers, as well as the programming community.
During his tenure with OpenTV, Mr. Ivanchenko has successfully established the company's Australian operation and overseen the creation of OpenTV's regional research and development presence. Due in large part to his efforts, the company now has engineering development operations in Sydney, Beijing and Tokyo. Along with the Australian operations, Mr. Ivanchenko has been responsible for the implementation of interactive television networks and applications in China, Singapore and the United States.
Prior to joining OpenTV, Mr. Ivanchenko served as the General Manager and joint Founder of Vulcan Software in Sydney, Australia. The company specialized in the development of Interactive Transaction systems for the gaming and finance industries.
Mr. Ivanchenko has had a distinguished career of more than 12 years in the CATV, satellite and digital broadcasting industries; eight of which have been spent in developing solutions, services and products for interactive television. A frequent industry speaker, he has expounded on iTV technology and the ability of OpenTV to offer a suite of compelling products and services to network operators throughout the world.
Mr. Ivanchenko attended Sydney University for his undergraduate studies, and is active in several industry groups. | 