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). == References ==