Audinate Group Limited, developer of Dante, has appointed TJ Adams to the newly created role of chief platform officer.

Adams joins Audinate from QSC, where he was senior vice president of Q-SYS product strategy and played a key role in the development of the Q-SYS platform. He has also held engineering, sales and product management roles at Biamp Systems and SITA (formerly Com-Net Software).

In his new role, Adams will oversee Audinate’s platform strategy to expand its interoperable audio, video, control and management ecosystem. He will focus on delivering software, products and services for AV system designers, integrators and end users across multiple vertical markets. Adams will report to Nick Peace, Audinate’s chief strategy officer, and will be based in the United States.

“We’re pleased to welcome TJ Adams to the management team here at Audinate,” Peace said. “His strong industry experience and technical depth equip him well to lead the platform strategy at Audinate, and I’m confident he will make an immediate and lasting impact on our progress going forward.”

Adams said, “With Dante, Audinate has built something unique in the AV industry by enabling interoperability between thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers. This is a strong foundation to deliver greater platform software, products and service offerings for designers, integrators and users of AV systems.”

Adams began his career at SITA, where he worked on early software and network-based AV products for airports. He later held senior product management positions at Biamp before joining QSC in 2013 to help shape the long-term roadmap for the Q-SYS platform. His background includes AV and IT system engineering, network integration and product lifecycle management.