TORONTO – Leitch Technology Corporation announced today the promotion of industry veteran Don Bezenar (right) as vice-president of sales, Canada.
Bezenar’s mandate “will be to drive growth in Leitch’s key accounts and indirect channel and to increase systems business throughout Canada,” says today’s press release.
“We have an excellent sales team in Canada that has built strong relationships with customers, and a primary initiative of ours is to build on this foundation to achieve greater expansion of Leitch project wins throughout Canada,” said Tim Thorsteinson, Leitch president and CEO, in the statement.
“Don’s tenure in the industry, particularly his five years with Leitch, in which he has proven to be highly effective at gaining the trust of customers throughout Canada, makes him the right person to lead our sales team as we take the next step in our strategy.”
In June 2000 Bezenar joined Leitch as regional sales manager for western Canada from Tektronix Canada, where he worked extensively in sales and management, including serving as national sales director for the Grass Valley and Profile product lines; Ontario account manager; and Western sales manager for the Test & Measurement division.
His resume also includes working with distributors covering the broadcast, post production and high-end graphics markets in Toronto. A member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE.
Leitch Technology designs and distributes high-performance video systems for the professional television industry.
