Title Chief Operating Officer Company Encompass Digital Media Bio Joe Simon brings 30 years of experience to the company and oversees the standardization of products, technologies and operations on a global scale. Based in Stamford, he focuses on driving continued communication, consistency and best practice sharing across Encompass’ technology and operations teams. Joe has extensive television, digital operations, technology and product experience. As Chief Information Officer at Viacom, he led worldwide information technology, Web development, broadcast operations and production technology functions for all of the company’s divisions: MTV Networks, MTVN International, BET and Paramount. As Chief Technology Officer at Condé Nast, Joe drove the company’s digital transformation and reinvented their brands as digital experiences across all platforms. Most recently, he was the Chief Technology Officer of Univision Digital helping build the company’s Web, mobile and TV Everywhere offerings.