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NEC Display Solutions has wel- comed three new members to


its UK sales team. With


17 years’ experience working across a number of AV integra- tors, Jack Wilders joins NEC to manage integrator and reseller accounts, ably providing sup- port and technical knowledge to offer the best value and per- fect fit proposition for end-us- ers. Jack brings knowledge of IPTV, digital signage, video walls


and specialist display


projects across the corporate space and in several vertical markets including education, NHS and leisure, especially large stadium rollouts. "I’m excited to be a part of the NEC success story! My ex- periences mean I have empathy and understanding of the chal- lenges that integrators face in today’s market, especially as we move through a transitional period into higher resolutions, higher bandwidths and increas- ing convergence of IT and AV technologies."


Louise Hirst joins NEC to manage end user accounts with specific focus on media, manu- facturing and engineering. The company’s vertical sales strat- egy enables NEC to meet the specific needs of its customers within specialist application ar- eas and Louise’s appointment harnesses her experience with- in these important sectors. "I relish the hands-on op- portunity to work directly with end-users, developing trusting relationships and supporting our channel partners to under-


stand the context of the clients’ needs. NEC’s broad solutions portfolio means I can focus on the customer, confident that we can specify a solution to fulfil the customers’ needs and which can be fully supported." Joining NEC as Corporate Re- seller Account Manager, Hel- en Flynn’s 20-year experience working within the IT reseller industry and 13 years with Computacenter in the AV sec- tor sustains NEC’s solid part- nerships within the corporate reseller channel, a vital link to ensure NEC continues to pro- vide superior service to its end user customers. "I am very excited to work with such a well-recognised brand as NEC and look forward to developing strong relation- ships with our trusted IT Re- seller Partners." With an industry-leading reputation for superior quality products, the high regard held for the quality of NEC’s support structure is of equal standing as the company delivers best- in-class solutions to its custom- ers.


“Our people are at the centre of our offering and the success of our channel business is firm- ly rooted in the professional integrity of our sales teams. Jack, Louise and Helen bring a wealth of experience and have already established themselves as key players in fulfilling our forward-looking sales strategy”, says Ian Gobey, General Manag- er, NEC UK Display Solutions.


Commenting on their appoint- ments, Holger Graeff, General Manager, Vivitek EMEA, said: “Vivitek is experiencing a boom in demand for its solutions. These appointments will not only respond to this demand, but are set to expand it further. Talented and proven individu-


als like Maciej and Linnea have demonstrated their business and result-oriented ambition which, when combined with good leadership skills, ensures that they will play a fundamen- tal role in the success of Vivitek both today and in the future.”


Exertis has announced the appointment of Gary Fowle to head up the next phase of Kondor’s integration. Fowle has been working with Dr Beatrice Lafon, CEO of Kondor, who led the sale of the business and initial integration, to ensure a smooth handover following the recent acquisition of the com- pany by Exertis.


Paul Bryan, Exertis UK, Managing Director, said: “I would like to thank Beatrice for her commitment and support during the handover period and wish her well for the future. Kondor is a great business with an exciting future and we in- tend to significantly invest in


the people, product portfolio and customer engagement, tak- ing advantage of the company’s expertise in providing a range of retail services. The business remains in good hands, Gary knows the channel and distri- bution well having spent many years in senior board level po- sitions over the last 18 years.” Fowle was previously a Vice President at Microsoft, respon- sible for the OEM device busi- ness in the US. Prior to that he was General Manager for Microsoft in the Asia Pacific and a Senior Director in the UK operation. He has also worked in senior positions for Fujitsu Siemens and Tech Data.


Maciej Tomaszewski is the sales manager for Central Eastern Europe/Russia/CIS.


ViewSonic Europe has an- nounced the appointment of Malcolm Taylor as the compa- ny’s new Business


Develop-


ment Manager for the North West and Scottish region. Tay- lor joins ViewSonic with more than 13 years’ experience in both the AV and IT manufac- turing industries and will be responsible for managing and developing the company’s growing reseller network. Having held previous roles at InFocus and iBoardtouch, Tay- lor will also use his expertise to support product demonstra- tions and provide


customers


with the important insight they need when considering pur-


chasing new AV technologies. Tony White, AV Sales and Marketing Director at ViewSon- ic Europe said: “The last 12 months have been very positive for ViewSonic here in the UK. As our product portfolio has grown, so too has our share of the AV market and awareness of our brand - recruiting Malcolm marks the next step in our con- tinued expansion in the UK.” Malcolm Taylor said: “View- Sonic is recognised around the world as one of the leading AV manufacturers and I am incred- ibly excited to play my part in supporting its growth in the UK.”


Gary Fowle to head up the next phase of Kondor’s integration.


Optoma has confirmed five new appointments this summer that will specialise in LED Displays across Europe. Perdee Gould joins the UK team as LED Ac- count Manager from Handy AV where she had been Corporate Business Development Manag- er for display products for 2.5 years. Previous to this she was at Midwich.


Perdee lives in Norfolk with her husband and two children and is found on the touchline watching rugby or at pony events with her children in her spare time. She said: “I am very excited to join Optoma at this time. The LED display mar- ket is set to rise as pixel pitches get finer and the potential op- portunities increase.”


Jack Wilders and Helen Flynn – both new to the NEC Display Solutions team.


Vivitek has announced that to better support its rapid growth across EMEA and to further as- sist its partners locally, it has added two new sales managers to the EMEA team. Maciej To- maszewski is the Sales Manag- er for Central Eastern Europe/ Russia/CIS. Linnea Bergh re- cently joined the team as Sales Manager for the Nordic region. Maciej is based in Poland and Linnea based in Sweden. With Maciej Tomaszewski’s more than 10 years of experi- ence in business development in the CEE/CIS region, he is ideally qualified to help Vivitek grow sales of its broad projec-


tion portfolio and the wireless collaboration solutions. In ad- dition, he will facilitate the crossover sales of Delta Dis- play’s products and offerings. Linnea Bergh joined Vivitek to take on the responsibility for sales in the Scandinavian countries. For the last nine years, Linnea was working in the display industry, where she created a very strong sales net- work. With her vast experience in flat panel solutions, she will bring considerable industry knowledge to help further de- velop the sales of the entire portfolio, while creating new sales opportunities.


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LED Account Managers have also been appointed across Eu- rope. Klaus-Dieter Dahl will support customers in the DACH region and Allard Nederlof and Regino Angulo will join the Benelux and Spanish/Portugal teams respectively at the start of September.


Malcolm Taylor as the company’s new Business Development Manager for the North West and Scottish region.


LED display expert David Jones has joined the company to support the local sales teams as Optoma’s EMEA LED Spe- cialist. David has been in the industry for over fifteen years and will be based at Opto- ma’s headquarters near Hemel Hempstead. Optoma’s Managing Director, Thierry Millet, said: “We are in- vesting not only to strengthen our sales and support teams but also in the physical infra- structure in our UK headquar- ters.


Already, we have devel-


oped an LED showroom where customers can come and see a 5-metre-wide 2.6 mm pixel pitch LED display and a 4-me- tre-wide 2 mm pixel pitch dis- play. These will soon be joined by a further 1.5 mm fine pitch LED display.


“In addition, we are building a dedicated LED facility for the testing, service and repair of LED displays. Like our pro- jection business, having local stock and local support gives our customers the confidence they will have support before, during and post installation of their LED displays. It is an exciting time at Optoma right now. I am delighted to wel- come all our new starters to the company who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge with them.”


Perdee Gould joins Optoma’s UK team as LED Account Manager from Handy AV where she had been Corporate Business De- velopment Manager for display products for 2.5 years.


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