Former Sony Sales Executive Bill Fox to Lead Brillian Sales
Industry Veteran Brings Consumer Electronics Expertise, Key Relationships, and Proven Track Record
In a strategic move to further expand the depth of its management team, Brillian Corporation announced that Sony veteran Bill Fox has joined the Brillian executive team as senior vice president, Sales. Fox will work to secure relationships with top-tier original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and retailers for Brillian's rear-projection, high-definition televisions. Based on Brillian's proprietary Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS(TM)) microdisplays, these 65-inch HDTVs offer breakthrough picture quality, with contrast ratios as high as 2000:1, and are ideally suited to OEMs looking to gain share in the top end of the fast-growth HDTV arena.
"I am impressed with the management team, the strategic vision and the technology leadership behind Brillian's offering," said Fox. "Brillian presents a compelling solution by giving OEMs and retailers a way to quickly enter the HDTV arena with a quality product assured to enhance their brand equity. And, unlike most competitors, Brillian has U.S. manufacturing expertise, which enables close collaboration with OEM customers. The HDTV era is just now unfolding. There is room for Brillian in this market and there absolutely will be demand among consumers for the incredibly high-level picture quality its HDTV products deliver."
Widely known and respected in the consumer electronics industry, Fox most recently was senior vice president and group general manager of the A/V Sales Group for Sharp Electronics. Prior to that, Fox spent 23 years at Sony Electronics Inc., where he cultivated strong relationships with national and regional retailers, and many of the key players in the consumer electronics distribution chain. In more than two decades with Sony, he held a number of executive sales and marketing positions, including serving as senior vice president, Consumer Systems & Applications; overseeing marketing for the Home Entertainment Products Division, and heading sales for both the Eastern and Western regions of the U.S.
"Establishing relationships with leading OEMs and retailers is paramount to our success," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Brillian, CEO and president. "The addition of Bill to our leadership team is a critical next step to meeting our objectives. He brings an extraordinary track record in the consumer electronics industry having played a key role in building many of Sony's most successful products and businesses. His experience, contacts and market vision will be tremendous assets as we move forward in 2005."
About Brillian Corporation
Brillian Corporation designs and develops rear-projection HDTVs targeted at high-end video/audio OEMs, high-end video/audio retailers, ProAV/CEDIA distributors, and their base of dealers and custom installers looking for breakthrough performance and image quality. The company is the first and only provider of Gen II LCoS(TM) technology used in these products. In addition to its high-definition televisions, Brillian also offers a broad line of LCoS(TM) microdisplay products and subsystems that OEMs integrate into proprietary HDTV products, multimedia projectors, and near-to-eye products such as monocular and binocular headsets. Brillian's LCoS(TM) microdisplay technologies address the market demand for a high-performance display solution with high image fidelity, high-resolution scalability, and high contrast ratios. The company's website is www.brilliancorp.com.
Brillian is a registered trademark and LCoS is a trademark of Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
