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Ebel Takes on Lenovo’s EMEA Smartphone Business

by Tom Allen

Oliver Ebel is Lenovo’s new VP and general manager of smartphones for the EMEA region. His former post, of VP and GM MEA, has been filled by Marc Godin. http://tinyurl.com/q69wez8

Microsoft Promotes Smith to Company-Wide Role

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has promoted Brad Smith to the first company-wide president position since Richard Belluzo resigned in 2002.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 37

NEC Display Names UK, Benelux Head

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Neil Hartigan as general manager for the UK and Benelux regions. He succeeds Simon Jackson who recently moved to the position of senior sales director of strategic and …

Canon Europe Names Head of Business Imaging Group

by Helen Vince

Canon Europe has appointed Markus Naegeli as head of its business imaging group. Naegeli joined Canon in 2002 and since then has held various senior management positions in Switzerland, Germany and at Canon’s headquarters. …

Tags:Canon| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Lenovo UK Names New Channel Head

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has hired Andy Bass as the company’s new director of channel and SMB in the UK and Ireland. Bass is set to take over the role from 1st September, having spent the last …

AV Stumpfl Stays in the Family

by Tom Allen

Reinhold and Ulli Stumpfl, respectively CEO and CFO of Austria’s AV Stumpfl, have passed overall control of the business to their eldest son, Tobias. Their younger son, Fabian, is also due to take a …

Tags:Austria| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 31

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Fujitsu loses Hans-Dieter Wysuwa

by Helen Vince

Fujitsu Germany has announced the retirement of Hans-Dieter Wysuwa, who will leave the company in September. Wysuwa has been with Fujitsu for 25 years, most recently serving as executive VP Products and Technology at …

Sharp Expands European Visual Solutions Team

by Helen Vince

Sharp Europe has hired Christopher Parker as senior product manager for visual solutions. He will be responsible for the development and marketing of Sharp’s portfolio of visual solutions products, supporting sales teams and channels …

Games Industry Mourns Satoru Iwata

by Tom Allen

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata – a man often credited with changing the gaming industry – has died of cancer, at the age of 55. Iwata was the company’s president, and was behind the launch of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| People| Vol 22 - Issue 29

NEC Display Solutions Europe Creates New Division

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Simon Jackson to lead a newly created Strategic and Global Sales Division. The company said the department will “create a centre of excellence to reinforce NEC’s global proposition …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 28

DPAA Expands Board of Directors

by Helen Vince

The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) has voted Don Allman, president and CEO of Titan, onto its board of directors. Allman held positions at Foster and Kleiser (now Clear Channel Outdoor) and TDI …

Tags:Advertising| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Microsoft Names New Austria Manager

by Helen Vince

Microsoft has appointed Dorothee Ritz as general manager for Austria, taking over from Georg Meier who has left the company to pursue other interests. Ritz has been with Microsoft since 2004, most recently serving …