Amar Samra appointed EVP of Sales & Marketing at Gemidis S.A.

December 2007 - ChampionScott Partners has placed former Portland, Oregon executive Amar Samra as EVP of Sales & Marketing at Gemidis S.A. in Ghent, Belgium (http://www.gemidis.be/en/home.html). Amar's career spans across highly successful start-ups in the IT industry. Most recently, Amar was with display industry leader InFocus as their Senior Vice President for Projection and Television business segments. Previously, Amar was Senior Vice President, General Manager for InFocus' European Business Unit while also holding International Marketing responsibility for Asia and China.

Gemidis S.A. was founded in August 2004 and is a spin-off company from Ghent University (Belgium) and IMEC (Belgium). GIMV, the largest investment company in Belgium, is the lead venture capital investor. Gemidis S.A. develops, produces and sells Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) micro-displays and driver electronics used in high resolution wide-screen displays for both consumer and professional markets. The promise of LCOS in delivering high resolution, crisper images and lower costs has always been undisputed. Gemidis S.A., with its proprietary technology, people, and unique approach, has made this a reality. With QXGA and 1080 imagers available today, the company is in a highly competitive position to assume leadership as a premier supplier of imagers for the display industry.

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