Native Instruments names Mate Galic as new CTO and President : Tue, 13 Jan 2009 : Music Industry Newswire™

Native Instruments names Mate Galic as new CTO and President

by Jesse JJ Jame
published Tue, 13 Jan 2009 – 16:22:03 +0000 UTCNo Comment

BERLIN, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced that Mate Galic has been named new CTO and President of the company, and has been appointed as Deputy to CEO Daniel Haver. He will succeed company founder Stephan Schmitt on the management board. Mate Galic joined Native Instruments in 1999 as a shareholder, following a career as one of Europe’s most prolific protagonists in the emerging electronic dance music scene. His strong passion for music technology and his focus on workflow and usability aspects made him acquire a central role in the company’s product design, with his recent position as Head of Product Design and Chief Strategic Officer.

In his new role as CTO, Mate Galic will direct a new joint department that covers technological research, product design and hardware/software development at Native Instruments. He will further advance the company’s recent paradigm shift – from feature-centric software applications to integrated solutions that combine Native Instruments’ leading standards for functionality, quality and sonic flexibility with forward-thinking creative concepts, intelligent workflow and innovative interface design.

Previous President Stephan Schmitt will now fully concentrate on his crucial role in Native Instruments’ product development, with a special focus on hardware engineering and the further evolution of the groundbreaking REAKTOR platform.

About Native Instruments:

Native Instruments is the pioneer and market leader in the field of software instruments, and one of the key players in the market of computer-based audio production technology. The company’s mission is to develop outstanding musical tools for all styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.

[tags]CTO Mate Galic, Native Instruments[/tags]

About The Author / Editor:

JJ Jame is a percussionist and home-brew theremin player, formerly a member of the Redondo Beach based BoyRacer.com electronica band, and a long-time electronic music fan, as well as formerly an editor for the defunct EMcult website that Christopher Simmons launched in 1997 but soon abandoned (in many ways this site, MIN, is the stepchild of that project). JJ wants high-speed rail to criss-cross California sooner than later, and is madly in love with local Fox 11 TV personality Lauren Sanchez.