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.
The company said it selected Whitten to lead the company as part of “a thoughtful, long-term succession process.” Whitten will also join Dolby Laboratories’ board of directors. Yeaman will stay on as in an advisory role.
“Marc brings a combination of product vision, technological expertise and proven leadership,” Peter Gotcher, chairman of the board of Dolby Laboratories. “He has built and scaled category-defining businesses across industries, led global organizations through periods of transformation and brought together technologies, platforms and partnerships to create enduring growth. We are excited to have him lead Dolby’s next chapter.”
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.
