Karp is set to lead several teams as Sightly and will help steer the company to become a leader in performance video advertising and video analytics.
Performance video advertising and analytics platform, Sightly, has announced a new executive team hire.
Nichola Karp has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Product Officer at Sightly. Karp will lead the data, engineering, and product teams. She will also look after the software and technology service offerings of the company from ideation to execution. Her main objective is to automate the operations of Sightly and scale it up to ensure exponential growth within the organization.
Larry Harris, CEO of Sightly, said about the new hire, “As a pioneer in performance branding, we believe that strong leadership in AI, analytics, and data-driven media buying is the most crucial part of effectively leveraging sight, sound, and motion to deliver successful outcomes and achieve ROAS for our clients. Our goal is to be the leader in performance video advertising, campaign optimization, and analytics, and Nichola’s appointment to Chief Product Officer will be integral to achieving that goal. She’s an exceptionally talented adtech professional who has the drive, knowledge, and experience to lead Sightly’s product team to new heights. We are thrilled to have her on board.”
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Karp comes with solid experience of over 15 years in the industry of software engineering and over eight years in digital advertising technology. Prior to joining Sightly, Karp was the director and product group lead for Nielsen Marketing Cloud’s DMP serving as a key member of the Nielsen Product Leadership. Before that, Karp held a number of positions at Pulsepoint, where she was Director of Platform Management and Operations.
Karp said of her new role, “As brands realize the power of video advertising to drive successful outcomes, the market is exploding. I am truly passionate about this space, which is why I am so thrilled to join Sightly and such an incredibly skilled engineering and product team. Sightly has a winning formula to drive real performance, and I am eager to help scale the company’s data and technology using People-Centered solutions that will bring new products and added value to even more clients.”
The hire of Karp comes amid a season of filling various positions at Sightly up until last month.
