A decent-sized leadership shakeup has taken place at Atomos. Best known for manufacturing and distributing video equipment like on-set monitors, wireless video transmitters, and receivers, Atomos is making a leadership change worth covering.While we don’t expect any more changes or disruptions from this change which sees former COO Peter Barber step into the role of CEO, which was previously held by co-founder Jeromy Young, in the short term at least, it is a sign that Atomos is looking to grow and could be ready to face new challenges in the coming years.With concerns of potential tariffs and trade wars heating up, it could be a rocky stretch for all brands and manufacturers in the film and video industry. Here’s what we know about this leadership change and how it could shape Atomos moving forward.Atomos Leadership ChangeAgain, it doesn’t appear that this leadership change is anything more than a refresh button hit by the leadership team at Atomos as the company looks to be well-aimed at still releasing new products and developing new solutions in the film and video industry. The Melbourne, Australia-based company did report a traditionally slow third quarter, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, but overall the company appears to be in a strong position with a wide array of monitors, monitor recorders, and the company’s ATOMOsphere offering lots of growth potential.A Statement from New CEO Peter BarberOverall, the best indications of what this news might mean for Atomos come from the incoming CEO himself, who released...
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