Steve Marcopoto, Rob Gilby Join Vuulr Advisory Board

Former Turner Asia chief Steve Marcopoto has joined ex-Disney Southeast Asia MD Rob Gilby on the industry advisory board of the online content rights marketplace Vuulr.

“I am humbled that two industry leaders such as Rob and Steve have chosen to join Vuulr on our journey and to contribute their incredible knowledge and insights to help shape our plans,” said Ian Mckee, CEO of the Singapore-based Vuulr, which features content from 65 countries. “They’re joining us just as the Vuulr marketplace is seeing great traction, and their involvement adds yet more weight to the huge interest we’re seeing from all sides of the industry.”

“When I left the corporate world, I wanted to remain involved in new areas of the media industry with people I like and that have incredible vision,” Marcopoto said. “Ian, Ben and the Vuulr team have that vision and an ability to execute that I think will truly transform this side of the content industry. It’s exciting to be working with them.”

Gilby, who is also an investor in Vuulr, added, “I’ve been with the team for over a year now and I’m even more excited about the Vuulr proposition. It is more and more clear that the industries’ readiness to change plus the pace of technology adoption is accelerating; and Vuulr’s solution solves a genuine and valuable commercial problem. They’re hitting the market at exactly the right time.”