Recruitment & Appointments – Page 11

Facebook Takes on VR ‘Experts’

by Tom Allen

Facebook has hired a team of VR ‘experts’ in London, according to The Telegraph. The recruitment creates Facebook’s first European base for its Oculus division. Mike LeBeau leads the UK team. He is a …

Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has begun to integrate Sharp’s display business with its Innolux subsidiary, with a focus on IGZO TFT-LCDs and OLEDs. Innolux chairman and CEO Tuan Hsing-chien resigned from his positions at the firm last …

Mueller Lands at ViewSonic

by Bob Raikes

We reported last week that display industry veteran, Thomas Mueller, was moving on from his position with BenQ in Germany (BenQ Display Head Moves to Product Management). We hear that he will be starting …

Toshiba Names New CEO

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has appointed Satoshi Tsunakawa – president of the firm’s medical systems division – as the company’s new CEO. He will replace interim CEO Masashi Muromachi in June, following shareholder approval. Toshiba hopes to …

Meier Takes Over DACH and Benelux for CAT

by Tom Allen

CAT Phones has appointed Martin Meier as country manager for the DACH and Benelux regions. Going forward, Meier will be responsible for looking after key accounts and trading partners, as well as sales and …

AUO Takes on New Staff for Capacity Expansion

by Milos Pavlovic

AUO is to take on 3,000 new employees in Taiwan – 1,000 of them engineers – to operate its new production capacity, say sources in the country. These include a new fab producing 27,000 …

Samsung Electronics CEO Joins SDC

by Tom Allen

Kwon Oh-hyun, current CEO of Samsung Electronics, will double his role and take on the position of CEO of Samsung Display – replacing Park Dong-gun. The change is seen as a way to generate …

BenQ Display Head Moves to Product Management

by Tom Allen

Bernd Süßenbach has been announced as the new head of product management (DACH and Benelux) for BenQ, replacing Thomas Müller, who is leaving the company in June. Süßenbach has beeen with BenQ for six …

Peerless Takes New Manager for DACH

by Tom Allen

Peerless-AV has appointed Johannes Scholz as its new distribution account manager for the DACH region. Scholz joins Peerless from Ricoh Deutschland, where he looked after sales of the company’s entire solutions portfolio. He also …

Barco Appoints CEO Designate

by Bob Raikes

Barco has appointed Jan De Witte, a former corporate officer of the General Electric Company, as CEO-designate. The current CEO, Eric Van Zele, plans to retire later this year. De Witte will join Barco’s …

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Sony Pictures Television has New President

by Tom Allen

Sheraton Kalouria has been promoted from his role as executive VP and CMO of Sony Pictures Television; he is now the president of SPT, in addition to his CMO role. In his new role, …

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Schubert Takes on Android at Tech Data

by Tom Allen

Tom Schubert has joined Tech Data as its dedicated Android business development manager. He will be tasked with providing additional support for customers taking Android-based smartphones and mobile devices to the business and consumer …

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