Stroud named SR VP New Business Development Director at Castalia Communications

Castalia Communications has announced that Court Stroud has joined the company as Senior Vice President of New Business. Based in New York, Stroud will be charged with strengthening Castalia’s advertising sales and strategic partnerships while developing new business initiatives for the company.

“We are very excited about Court Stroud joining our team,” said Luis Torres-Bohl, Castalia Communications President. “We feel his expertise and experience will help us achieve our growth objectives for Castalia and MEXICANAL, as well as provide better services for our partners and clients, including the development of new business ventures in the Americas.”

Court Stroud is a senior sales and marketing executive with over 20 years in the media industry, including stints in newspaper, radio, local television, national spot, network TV and new media. Most recently he served as Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Jovus, Inc., an online company focused on the financial research space, where he more than doubled the company’s licensing revenue stream, triggering the company’s successful sale in 4Q10.

Previously, Stroud helped launch the Azteca America Television Network as its Executive Vice-President/General Sales Manager, where he grew Azteca America’s advertising revenue to the mid-eight-digit range before his departure. Stroud has also worked at Univision, Telemundo, CBS and Latino.com http://Latino.com/> . He holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree in Broadcasting and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.