Densitron Makes 3 Appointments To Expand Engineering, Sales & Business Development

Densitron, a global provider of display, touchscreen, computing and specialised ODM, has made three senior appointments as the company continues to grow its sales, business development and advanced engineering capacities.

Allan Delaurier joins Densitron as vice president of sales, Americas; Chris Strellis becomes director of advanced engineering; and Takao Okada is now business development manager – HMI products.

Based in the U.S., Delaurier brings a wealth of sales, product and account management expertise at leading broadcast and media technology companies to his new role as Densitron’s vice-president of sales, Americas. Most recently the chief revenue officer at media production software company Glookast, Delaurier has also served in senior roles at TVU Networks, Avid and Grass Valley.

Strellis has worked in the broadcast industry for more than 25 years. Based in the U.K., he has served in senior roles at Snell (now part of Grass Valley) and most recently as engineering manager at Grass Valley, where he was involved in designing and developing control panels and processing modules for live production. He also managed a distinguished team of hardware and software engineers, and worked closely with some of the biggest names in broadcast, including the BBC, BT Sport, Eurosport, Discovery, NEP and Sky.

Okada joins Densitron after having served in a number of senior management and business development roles at technology, engineering and manufacturing companies based in Japan. With a strong track-record of building customer and supplier relationships, Okada’s most recent positions were as business development specialist at URANO Co. and general manager, product development department at TouchPanel Laboratories Co.

Simon Jones, Densitron CEO, says: “The past 18 months have been massively important in determining the future course of Densitron at a very exciting and fast-moving time in the broadcast and media industry. Allan, Chris and Takao bring to their roles a wealth of experience that will benefit the entire business as we continue to grow the profile of our market-leading solutions, such as the IDS Control System, and enhance our offering in areas such as haptics and tactile control. They are going to be instrumental to Densitron’s next phase of development, and I am delighted that they have chosen us to work with us.”