Rui Gramacho is a seasoned technology executive with extensive experience in product development and engineering leadership across various companies. Currently serving as Vice-President of R&D Europe and Head of Product Development at Vizrt since January 2024, Rui has previously held significant roles, including Head of EMEA at Airkit, which was acquired by Salesforce, and Head of Engineering at Tamanna.com. Earlier positions include Director of Engineering at MessageBird, Senior Director of Engineering and Head of Communication Platform at Talkdesk, and roles at Vodafone as Unified Communications Product Manager and Cloud Solutions Product Manager. Rui's career began in technical support at Lucent Technologies and has progressed through various technical and managerial roles, supported by a degree in Electronics, Electronic Systems & Computers from Instituto Superior Técnico.