Marco Bruines Appointed as CEO of Leyard Europe

Marco Bruines - CEO Leyard EMEA (Photo: Business Wire)

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Leyard, a global leader in visualization products, today announced that Marco Bruines has joined as CEO of Leyard Europe, as part of Leyard's international business.

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Bruines served as the President of BarcoLeyard, the joint-venture between Leyard and Barco in China and has held executive roles in Europe at Barco, Inter Visual Systems, and most recently served as the managing director of SIGHT, a system integrator in the Benelux area focused on broadcasting and the corporate market.

"We are pleased to bring Marco's deep customer knowledge and industry experience in displays to our EMEA business," said Zach Zhang, chairman of Leyard International. "In his role, Marco will lead the sales, marketing, support, and operations in the region which will utilize his experience in segments ranging from sports and digital out-of-home media to broadcast, corporate, and control room applications."

Marco Bruines added, "During the previous years working with Leyard, I have always been impressed by the professional organization and strong customer relationships. Moreover, with the broad and high-quality Leyard and Planar product portfolio, we can provide exceptional solutions for our growing markets."

This announcement follows the earlier news of Leyard's plans to open a new factory in Presov, Slovakia in the European Union and numerous successful Leyard installations across Europe, including an impressive installation at European headquarters of the United Nations, television studios for RTL Group, and projects for Gucci and BMW.

Leyard, named the market leader in narrow pixel pitch LED video walls by FutureSource Consulting, delivers a broad range of fine pitch LED video wall solutions including the recently launched and award-winning Leyard(R) TWA Series, the Leyard(R) TVH Series, and the Leyard(R) DirectLightTM LED Video Wall System. The company's line-up also includes award-winning LCD displays including the Clarity(R) Matrix(R) LCD Video Wall System, 4K LCD displays including the Planar(R) UltraResTM Series, and Planar(R) EP Series, as well as interactive touch solutions.