BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Iron
Mountain Incorporated® (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and
information management services, announced the appointment of Greg
Parkin as director of Digital Solutions for Iron Mountain Entertainment
Services. In this role, Greg will be responsible for all Iron Mountain
Entertainment Services studio operations in Los Angeles, New York,
Nashville and Boyers, Penn., underscoring the company’s commitment to
serving the needs of its 1600 clients in the entertainment industry.
“As a ten-year client of Iron Mountain, I am excited to join the Iron
Mountain Entertainment Services team,” states Parkin. “I look forward to
contributing as much as I can in the missions and endeavors of the
Entertainment Services division.”
Parkin joins Iron Mountain from Capitol Studios, where he held
leadership positions in sales, marketing and operations. In 2007, Parkin
was asked to lead studio, mastering and archiving operations for EMI
North America as vice president of Studios and Archives. During this
time, he oversaw a complete overhaul of the famed Capitol Studio A.
Leading a team of 30 engineers and executives, he built out writer rooms
for EMI Publishing and redefined the high-resolution capture process for
the EMI Archive; he also delivered a brand and experiential overhaul of
the studio offerings, including business and consumer offerings. He
began his career in the music industry in 1991 as a drummer in the
burgeoning ska music scene of Orange County and went on to produce and
record several projects and manage tours throughout the U.S. and U.K.
Parkin has served on several advisory boards, including the L.A.
Recording School and L.A. Film School.
“Greg has a rich history in the music industry, including as a musician,
engineer, archivist and senior leader within the entertainment
business,” stated Jeff Anthony, vice president, Iron Mountain
Entertainment Services. “Our clients rely on us to have both the right
technology and services and the right expertise to help them with their
needs. We’ve built our reputation in the industry as a trusted partner
and guardian for our customers, helping them preserve their most
precious assets while also ensuring they get the most value from them.
Greg’s diverse experience and skills make him a natural fit to lead our
studio operations, and we look forward to welcoming him to our team in
this capacity.”
Iron Mountain’s Entertainment Services was established to meet the needs
of clients’ archives in film, music, television, academia and
entertainment, while providing unmatched security and safety tailored to
these market sectors. Through Iron Mountain’s industry-leading services
and best practices for security, archival/preservation services and
expertise, clients can rest assured that their works will be safe and
accessible for future generations. Iron Mountain currently preserves
nearly 31 million individual media elements (films, music recording,
videos, etc.) for 1600 customers in 11 dedicated facilities around the
world, digitizing over one million assets and storing more than 50
petabytes of data.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is the global leader for storage
and information management services. Trusted by more than 220,000
organizations around the world, Iron Mountain boasts a real estate
network of more than 80 million square feet across more than 1,350
facilities in 45 countries dedicated to protecting and preserving what
matters most for its customers. Iron Mountain’s solutions portfolio
includes records
management, data
management, document
management, data
centers, art
storage and logistics, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information.
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of
information assets, including critical business documents, electronic
information, medical data and cultural and historical artifacts. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
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