Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, are pleased to announce Kathy Skinski has joined Leyard and Planar as General Manager, Broadcast and Media.
Skinski has more than 20 years of television and digital experience, working with top media giants including ABC Network, Time Warner Cable and CNN. At Leyard and Planar, she will create new opportunities and build on existing relationships with broadcast companies that seek to take advantage of Leyard and Planar’s industry-leading LED and LCD display technologies. Understanding that every client’s vision is unique, Skinski will employ Leyard and Planar’s commitment to create and implement strategies that yield the highest quality display experience for each customer. She believes that achieving that experience is based on engaged teamwork that spans an entire project timeline, from concept to installation, and she will apply all of Leyard and Planar’s renowned expertise in order to deliver an unparalleled result.
“We are thrilled to have Kathy join the Leyard and Planar team as our broadcast and media market expert,” said Adam Schmidt, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing, Leyard and Planar. “Her years of hands-on broadcast experience are invaluable as we continue to build upon our longtime success in innovating the state of the art in broadcast and media display technologies.”
Skinski is a graduate of Ithaca College and Simmons College School of Management. She is based in Washington, D.C.
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 acquired in 2015, is comprised of displays, entertainment and lighting system solutions. Leyard is the number one market share leader in the LED display market and fine pitch LED and offers indoor, outdoor, fixed and creative displays (Futuresource 2017). 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.
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