Tony Meerakker

Tony Meerakker |USA - Canadian Region , 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2025

Tony Meerakker has more than forty years of experience in technology, broadcasting, and post-production industries. He is the owner of Meer Tech Systems, which consults to Media, Broadcasting and Postproduction technology companies.   

In his career Tony has worked for Percy3D Media as VP Operations, Deluxe Postproduction as VP of Postproduction and for Magnetic North as General Manager.  In 2016 during Tony’s stay at Percy3D Media he was part of a four-person team that were recognized with a US Patent for the work on “The method of generating 3-dimensional user personalized media”. 

Tony has been a SMPTE member since 1983. He has been continually active with the Toronto Section for many years in various Board capacities. He is currently serving as the Section Chair, third term. In 2021 Tony was awarded the prestigious ‘Citation for Outstanding Service to the Society’ award. This award recognizes individuals for dedicated service for the betterment of the Society. Tony is affiliated the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; the CSC (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) and HPA (Hollywood Post Alliance).   

Tony believes in the sharing of our knowledge by getting involved and mentoring those individuals’ seeking knowledge is a goal we should all be subscribing to, especially those who are newcomers to our industry. For Tony, the SMPTE organization is the vehicle that helps him to fulfill that goal.