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Samsung Appoints Tim Baxter as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Consumer Electronics Division.


Baxter Joins Samsung to Lead the Sales and Marketing Team of the Award-Winning, Multi-Billion Dollar Consumer Electronics Division

RIDGEFIELD PARK Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , N.J. -- Samsung Electronics America, an established leader and innovator in consumer electronics, proudly announces the appointment of Tim Baxter as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Consumer Electronics Division (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ). Baxter will take the helm of Samsung's CE Division consisting of the award-winning Visual Display (LCD, plasma, CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library.

(2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons.
 and microdisplay), and Digital A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and  (Blu-ray, 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.
 recorders/players, home and portable audio, and camcorders). Tim will report to Mr. JS Park, President of the Consumer Electronics Division.

Baxter comes to Samsung from Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
  • Sony Electronics Inc.
, where throughout his ten years he rose to become SVP SVP S'il Vous PlaƮt (French: Please)
SVP Senior Vice President
SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party)
SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
SVP Social Venture Partners
SVP St Vincent de Paul
 of Strategic Marketing. In particular, he led their Blu-ray efforts including Hollywood studio support negotiations and its horizontal launch strategy, advertising, promotions and PR activities. At different points in his tenure, he had P&L and marketing responsibilities for their TV, home audio, home video and telecom businesses. Tim also spent thirteen years at AT&T consumer products handling marketing, product management and sales for various categories in their residential phone business.

"As a technology leader in all four HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates  divisions and after pioneering the Blu-ray category with the industry's first Blu-ray player it is essential for Samsung to have a seasoned veteran heading our multi-billion

dollar consumer electronics division," stated JS Park, President, Consumer Electronics Division, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. "We are thrilled to welcome Tim Baxter to the Samsung family. His exemplary experience and multi-disciplinary expertise will be an invaluable asset across the entire range of our consumer electronics products as Samsung prepares to unveil further groundbreaking technological advancements in 2007."

"I am excited to be part of the Samsung family and have the opportunity to run such an integral piece of the Samsung U.S. business," added Baxter. "I look forward to continuing to build upon Samsung's strong market presence which the company created with its innovative products, solid trade partnerships and talented people."

About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., markets a broad range of award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics, information systems and home appliance products. The SEA organization oversees the North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations.  of Samsung including Samsung Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 90 offices in 51 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
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