Digimarc Appoints Enterprise Software Veteran Paul Carreiro as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Phase of Global Growth

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Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), the company building the trust layer for the modern world, today announced the appointment of Paul Carreiro as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 6, 2026. Riley McCormack will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, supporting Carreiro and the Company in this next phase of growth. Carreiro brings more than twenty-five years of experience scaling global enterprise software platforms and commercializing advanced technologies worldwide. He joins Digimarc from Elemica, where over the past two years as CEO he propelled the company into the elite “Rule of 50” category and accelerated its path to achieving more than $100 million in revenue in 2026. Previously, as President of Global Field Operations at Kinaxis, he drove revenue growth from $90 million to over $450 million in six years. Earlier, he served as Managing Director and President, EMEA at Infor Global Solutions, and as Executive Vice President & General Manager of SAP Industries North America. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Paul to Digimarc. He brings a powerful combination of technical fluency, platform and ecosystem thinking, and global commercial leadership, along with a proven track record of scale-up success,” said McCormack. “I also want to thank my Digimarc teammates. It has been a privilege to serve as your CEO. Digimarc is exceptionally well positioned for what lies ahead, and Paul is the right leader to drive our strategy and execution from here. I look forward to supporting him and the entire Digimarc team from the Board.” Carreiro’s appointment comes as Digimarc is positioned to capture a significant market opportunity that is expanding with the rapid advancement of AI. As enterprises accelerate adoption of AI-driven and autonomous workflows, both humans and intelligent systems require scalable ways to verify what’s real, protect what matters, and move forward with confidence. Digimarc’s core capabilities in authentication, provenance, and verification deliver trust in every interaction, spanning both the physical and digital worlds. “What attracted me to Digimarc is straightforward: the company sits at the intersection of markets where trust and authenticity are becoming not just important, but mission critical,” said Carreiro. “We are living through an inversion of trust as artificial intelligence accelerates the creation a...

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