Tandberg Television Appoints Eric Baron as President of EMEA

SOUTHAMPTON, UK, Nov. 9, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — Tandberg Television (Oslo:TAT.OL) has appointed Eric Baron to the newly created position of President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Baron, who has been VP of Sales for EMEA at Tandberg Television for the past two years, will expand his remit to take on responsibility for the entire P&L performance of the EMEA region, Tandberg said.

In his new role Baron will be responsible for the sales, delivery and support of the full range of Tandberg solutions to customers across EMEA. In addition to managing and growing the company’s direct and indirect sales channels, he will take responsibility for systems delivery and customer support.

Eric Baron has a strong track record in senior sales and operational management for multi-national technology companies such as Ericsson, Motorola and Sagem. For the past 10 years he has held sales and strategic direction roles that have seen him enter new market sectors, grow market share and turn around loss making divisions for leading European technology names.

Since joining Tandberg in December 2003, Baron has built a strong direct and business partner sales organization designed to support customers in local markets across continental Europe, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa. In addition, Baron and his team have been driving new business in emerging sectors such as on-demand and IPTV. A French national, Eric Baron holds an MBA from Institut Superieur De Gestion in Paris. He lives in the UK with his wife and son.

Tandberg is currently recruiting a new VP of Sales for EMEA to report to Eric Baron.

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