Leyard and Planar Announce Expansion of Sports and Entertainment Division
February 20, 2019
The companies welcome a senior solutions manager and senior project
manager to increase their footprint in the Sports and Entertainment
market
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leyard
and Planar,
global leaders in visualization products, are pleased to announce that
industry experts, Barry Belsky and Jon Holvey, have joined the
companies’ growing Sports and Entertainment division.
Senior Solutions Manager, Barry Belsky, joins Leyard and Planar with
more than 25 years of experience in the display industry. Most recently
serving as a senior project manager for Panasonic, Belsky has worked on
some of the largest traditional LED screen projects in the United
States, including Texas Motor Speedway, Churchill Downs and Lincoln
Financial Field. Prior to his time at Panasonic, Belsky devoted 16 years
to the sign industry, working for large construction companies and
managing his own sign business. In his new role, he will be responsible
for designing and proposing technical solutions for Leyard and Planar’s
sports initiatives.
Senior Project Manager, Jon Holvey, joins the companies with more than
20 years of experience in the systems integration industry, including a
focus on large-scale LED projects. Holvey will provide sales,
operational and project management support to Leyard and Planar’s Sports
and Entertainment division. He previously held a dual role of project
executive and senior project manager at Panasonic, in which he oversaw
integrated projects throughout North America, including The Mercedes
Benz Superdome, SunTrust Park and University of Arizona. Holvey was also
responsible for developing strategic customer project goals and managing
project performance for a team of project managers at Panasonic.
“Barry and Jon are the perfect additions to our team and will help
accelerate Leyard and Planar’s momentum in the sports market,” said
Douglas Moss, general manager of Sports and Entertainment at Leyard and
Planar. “I have had the pleasure of working with both in the past and am
confident that they bring the technological, engineering and
construction expertise we need to deliver to our sports and
entertainment partners, while utilizing our extensive portfolio of
best-in-class display solutions.”
Moss is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience. He
joined the companies in March 2018 to lead Leyard and Planar’s focus on
the sports venue market.
The addition of Belsky and Holvey follows Leyard and Planar’s
partnership with global leader in LED video display technology,
Lighthouse Technologies. Together the companies offer new innovations
for sports and entertainment customers in North America.
About Leyard and Planar, A Leyard Company
Leyard is a global leader in the design, production, distribution and
service of digital displays, video walls and visualization products
worldwide. The Leyard Group of companies and brands, which includes Planar
Systems and eyevis,
is comprised of displays, entertainment and lighting system solutions.
Leyard is the global market leader for LED video displays and narrow
pixel pitch LED, offering indoor, outdoor, fixed and creative displays (Futuresource
2018). Used in applications such as broadcast, sports arenas,
stadiums, advertisement networks, retail, digital signage, control
rooms, exhibitions, large scale events and digital cultural experiences,
Leyard enjoys marquee installations globally and has over 300 patents in
display technology. Founded in 1995, the group is headquartered in
Beijing, China, and is traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock
code: 300296). Forbes magazine (2013) named Leyard among “China’s
Top 100 Most Potential Listed Companies.” For more information, visit www.leyard.com.
Contacts
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Blu Print Public Relations: team@bluprintpr.net,
503-850-2454
Leyard and Planar: Kim Brown, pr@leyardgroup.com