Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s
best visual and audio experiences, today announced
the appointment of Kanwal Brar as Sales Director – Cinema (India) for Christie
Digital Systems India, reporting to Don Shaw, Senior Director of Sales –
Digital Cinema, Asia Pacific Region.
Kanwal will focus
on building and strengthening Christie’s sales channels within India and reestablish
direct relationships with key accounts. Further focus will be on promoting new
RGB laser projection products to support Christie’s position as the leading
provider of advanced cinema exhibition technologies and solutions in the Indian
market. His appointment takes effect on April 15.
Previously Kanwal
has led an entrepreneurial initiative, launching and growing the businesses to
a stable profit generating organization. Prior to being an entrepreneur, he was
associated with Christie Digital Systems in India in various positions for ten
years.
“In his new role,
Kanwal will be accountable for the strategic focus of Christie’s cinema sales
efforts in India,” said Shaw. “His previous experience as part of the Christie
family is a tremendous asset in building on the foundation already in place for
the Christie brand and its cinema technologies, which are eliciting keen
interest in the burgeoning Indian entertainment market.”
Kanwal is a
graduate in electrical engineering and later completed his MBA from the
University Business School, Punjab University Chandigarh.