MUMBAI: iNovo Broadband, an Atlanta-based start-up specialising in service provider centric Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), has appointed Michael Harney as chief executive officer.

iNovo‘s co-founder and COO Jack Miller said, "No one is more qualified to lead us than Michael. The addition of a senior executive with his record of success is a significant milestone for our organisation."

Harney added, "Bringing new technologies to market successfully demands an intimate understanding of the installed base." He noted that iNovo‘s core technical group made substantial contributions to nearly every major breakthrough in the digital era. And while standardisation now affords service providers more CPE choices than ever before, "There is always room for suppliers who can execute, and this team has proven that they can."

Bowick Group president Chris Bowick added, "Michael has long been one of the most respected executives in the cable television industry. His addition to their existing strong team further establishes iNovo as a credible alternative to legacy suppliers."

Harney recently led Cisco‘s Service Provider Video Technology Group. He has also worked at Scientific-Atlanta where he was working as corporate SVP and president of their flagship Subscriber Networks Group.