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Avid opens a new chapter

Just before NAB last year, the Avid community was shocked by the sudden firing of CEO Louis Hernandez. They were shocked, but it has not been reported that they were saddened. Avid has struggled to negotiate digital transformation and Hernandez was actually one in a line of CEOs who failed to get the Avid machine back on track. He did ...

Kathleen Maher

Just before NAB last year, the Avid community was shocked by the sudden firing of CEO Louis Hernandez. They were shocked, but it has not been reported that they were saddened. Avid has struggled to negotiate digital transformation and Hernandez was actually one in a line of CEOs who failed to get the Avid machine back on track. He did transition the company to subscription, added collaborative tools, and oversaw a restructuring of the company’s products that the company is moving forward with, at least so far. And, the company has plenty of good news. They’re seeing over 10K new
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