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Samsung Germany Names New President and CEO

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung’s German division has announced that Senior Vice President, Il-Kyung Simon Sung, is to replace Sungwan Myung as President and CEO with immediate effect. Myung recently made the move to head up the company’s …

Sony Appoints Weissenburger for Cinema Business

by Alan Spencer

Sony Professional Solutions Europe has appointed Damien Weissenburger to spearhead the company’s theatre solutions business that serves cinema chains and independent screen owners. Weissenburger takes over from David McIntosh who now heads up Sony’s …

Brothers Share Management of AV Stumpfl

by Yvette Raikes

Austrian AV company AV Stumpfl now has two bosses, the two sons of the founder, who handed over in 2016. Previously, Tobias Stumpfl was the sole leader and his brother Fabian looked after HR …

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Dual leadership at AV Stumpfl

by Milos Pavlovic

Fabian Stumpfl joins his brother Tobias Stumpfl in his new position as CEO at the Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl®. Prior to his new role in the family owned company, Fabian Stumpfl was …

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Oculus Founder Luckey Leaves the Company

by Alan Spencer

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, has left the company. Luckey was responsible for the company’s rise to prominence and its VR headset which went on sale in early 2016. No comment was available …

Schiffbauer Heads Up LG Germany’s Home Entertainment

by Alan Spencer

Daniel Schiffbauer has been appointed the new head of the home entertainment business for LG in Germany. The appointment is with effect from this month. Daniel Schiffbauer, is aged 46, is now responsible for …

Christian Schmalzl Becomes co-CEO at Stroer

by Alan Spencer

Christian Schmalzl has been appointed as co-CEO of Stroer Media joining current CEO and founder, Udo Muller. The appointment was unanimously agreed by the supervisory board earlier this month. The 43-year was previously the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Stroer| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Daqri Recruits, but Lays Off, too

by Bob Raikes

Daqri, which has been working on AR for professional applications has recently recruited Seamus Blackley and ‘key members’ of his team from Heat Engine, LLC, a rapid prototyping and development laboratory. Blackley, a high …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Recruitment & Appointments| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 10

Robert Shiao Becomes President of Innolux

by Alan Spencer

Robert Shiao (Chih-Hung Shiao) has become Innolux’s president and COO, and will assist chairman and CEO Jyh-Chau Wang in the day-to-day running of the company. Shiao was previously the CIO of Chimei Optoelectronics, which …

Lenovo Promotes Bornibus

by Yvette Raikes

François Bornibus has been promoted to president of EMEA at Lenovo from 1st April. He is currently VP and COO. His role will include strengthening Lenovo’s standing in EMEA as PC manufacturer and server …

Ingram Micro Appoints New EMEA CEO

by Alan Spencer

Ingram Micro Pan EMEA has appointed Mark Chlebek, as the new EMEA CEO. Mark Chlebek was previously senior director advanced solutions EMEA, and began his career at Ingram Micro ten years ago. In his …

DigitalEurope Appoints New Director General

by Alan Spencer

DigitalEurope has announced the appointment of Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl as Director General of the organisation. She is currently the CEO of Globit and previously held international positions with IBM and Oracle and helped other companies …