Dolby Laboratories has hired veteran tech exec Marc Whitten as president and CEO. He takes over the position from Kevin Yeaman, who is stepping down as chief executive of the audio and video technology company after 17 years.
Prior to Dolby, Whitten most recently was VP of robotics at Meta. Earlier, he worked for Amazon as VP of entertainment devices and services, where he helped build its Alexa, Kindle and Fire TV product families. Whitten spent 17 years at Microsoft, where his posts included corporate VP and chief product officer of Xbox. He also served as CEO of Cruise, president of Unity Create and chief product officer of Sonos.
Yeaman was named Dolby’s CEO in 2009, after joining the company in 2005 and serving as CFO. In his statement, Gotcher thanked Yeaman for his years of service. “Kevin’s vision, operational discipline and commitment to innovation have shaped Dolby into the company it is today,” Gotcher said. “By continuously bringing new innovations to life, he significantly expanded the company and led the era of immersive audio and visual experiences.”
Pictured above: Marc Whitten
