Dempsey Appointed President and Chief Operations Officer for Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc.Business Editors LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc. (PNT PNT Point PNT Paint (MacPaint graphic file format) PNT Patient PNT Pentagon (Washington, DC; US DoD) PNT Positioning, Navigation and Timing PNT Prime Number Theorem PNT Phenytoin ), a leading manufacturer of industrial DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. products, today announced the appointment of Paul Dempsey Paul Dempsey (born 1976 in Melbourne) is the lead singer of Australian rock group Something for Kate. Paul was a founding member of the band, and has since gone out on his own whilst continuing his work with Something for Kate. as President and Chief Operations Officer. "Paul Dempsey has been an integral part of the phenomenal growth of Pioneer's industrial and commercial optical business," said Kazunori Yamamoto, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Pioneer North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "We look to him to help to contribute to the exciting, new directions that our company is moving towards." In his new position as president, Dempsey will oversee the continued growth of the optical business, cable television, industrial video, as well as the commercial display and DJ/karaoke businesses. As a member of Pioneer's senior management team, Dempsey previously served as the executive vice president of sales and marketing for the company's Optical Division. He has played an active role in the development of the company's overall marketing direction and worked closely on product development with PNT's Japanese parent company, Pioneer Corporation. Dempsey has worked for PNT for more than 10 years and is a 25-year veteran of the multimedia industry. Prior to joining Pioneer in 1989, Dempsey worked with Telaction, a J.C. Penney's interaction ship-at-home service, where he was involved in design and implementation of the engineering and operational policies of the interactive shopping services. His career was launched with Warner Communications' QUBE Systems, the nation's first fully interactive cable television system. There he served as director of metro engineering and operations for 14 years. Dempsey attended Columbus Technical Institute in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . Pioneer New Media Technologies Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc. (PNT), is the result of the merger of Pioneer Communications of America, established in 1973, and Pioneer Laser Entertainment, founded in 1988. Created in April 1993, PNT was chartered to develop, market and support a combination of industrial and commercial Pioneer products. With headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., PNT currently has five divisions: Entertainment, Cable Television, Display, Multimedia and Optical. Pioneer Electronic Corporation Pioneer Electronic Corporation is a leader in consumer electronics and commercial video products, recognized around the world for its position at the forefront of optical disc technology, car electronics and consumer entertainment. With more than 20,000 employees and over $4.2 billion in yearly sales worldwide, Pioneer operates facilities in Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. , the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Mexico. Pioneer Electronic Corporation is led by Kaneo Ito, President. |
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