Brian B. Murray Joins Visual Data

Highly Regarded Industry Vet Set to Spearhead Sales and New Services
January 31, 2011

A well-known industry expert Brian Murray has been named Senior Vice President for Visual Data's Burbank-based facility.  With more than three decades of management experience in leading-edge, multi-million dollar technology service companies, Mr. Murray brings a relevant, wide range of experience to his new role at Visual Data. He will be actively involved in Sales and Client Relations activities, as well as new and ongoing service lines.

John Trautman, President of Visual Data, said of the announcement, “I have known Brian as a colleague and competitor for many years, and we are delighted to have him join us.  He’s simply one of the most insightful and experienced professionals in the community. He has values that mesh with our goals; providing unparalleled expertise, a full complement of offerings, and outstanding customer service to the people we work with.  Brian also brings an end-to-end knowledge of the post production process, which is invaluable to our current and planned for offerings.”

Mr. Murray began his career at CBS Entertainment in the Programming Department, where he handled primetime series and movies, coordinated NFL broadcasts, and worked on major live events including the Primetime Emmy Awards and The Grammys.  After a long-stint at CBS, he managed top studio clients as Post Production Executive for a number of leading post production facilities; including CFI, Compact Video, and POP Sound.  In 1995 Murray helped start Enterprise Post, a new division for Enterprise Entertainment, Inc. During his tenure as Senior Vice President, this full service, all digital sound facility grew into a much desired “state-of-the-art” company.

In 2006, Murray joined Ascent Media’s Content Management Division as Vice President, where he handled the digital initiative of Ascent’s largest client, Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as other major studios. He was a co-founder of Post Consultants Group, which worked with entertainment and non-entertainment clients to improve revenues and efficiencies.

Mr. Murray commented, “I am truly delighted to join the Visual Data team.  This is a company that is poised for great innovation in the coming year, and I look forward to contributing to that process.  John has built a strong company with an incredible roster of clients, and I look forward to working closely with him and his wonderful group of customers, staff, and colleagues.”

A graduate of Southern Methodist University, Murray has undertaken advanced studies at UCLA and has a master’s in Six Sigma management methodologies from Villanova.