Erik Huggers

Erik Huggers is a media executive who was CEO of video hosting service Vevo. He previously worked at Microsoft,

Career

Microsoft and Endemol

Huggers has worked in managerial roles at Microsoft and Endemol. During his time at the BBC, Huggers and his team refocused the BBC's online and technology strategy, launched iPlayer and revamped the BBC's online presence. He was credited with bringing order amidst chaos and infighting, helped by his outside perspective, while causing discontent among people for his macho attitude, leading to many being happy to see him leave.

Huggers was also the subject of controversy when he submitted reimbursement requests for taxi rides for thousands of pounds, including £639 for a single day of taxi rides.

Huggers' departure was announced in January 2011,

In January 2014, it was announced that Verizon was acquiring OnCue, and Huggers would become a senior vice president at Verizon.

Vevo

In late April, 2015, it was announced that Huggers was joining video hosting service Vevo as CEO, taking over from Rio Caraeff, Vevo's founding CEO, who left at the end of 2014. Huggers worked from Vevo's New York City headquarters. However, he deferred that goal in order to focus on international expansion of its localized website and apps, to better cater to the 80% of its users who were accessing its content from outside the United States (mostly through partners such as YouTube).