Cypress, Ca.—Apr 6, 2016
Christie Announces Retirement of Gerry Remers, Christie Canada President & COO
New horizons beckon for leader who led the company into the digital-technology age
Christie®,
a leader in
creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, today announced
that Gerry Remers, President and COO of Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc.,
will step down from his current role effective July 8. Following his departure, Remers will continue
to assist Christie as special advisor to Jack Kline, Chairman, President and
CEO of all of Christie’s operating companies, worldwide, for an indeterminate
period.
“Gerry has been, in numerous ways, a key architect in building
Christie into the successful, global company it is today and while reluctant to
part with such a valued contributor, I understand his motivation, which is to embrace
new horizons,” said Kline. “On a personal note, Gerry has become a close friend
and I’m delighted that he will be advising me going forward, and I wish him
continued success in his new career.”
Most recently Remers was responsible for leading Christie’s
global engineering, quality efforts and manufacturing operations; responsibilities
encompassing his 16 years with Christie and evolving from his 5 years as
president of Electrohome Projection Systems, a forerunner of today’s Christie®
group of companies.
“In my
time at Christie, supported by an admirable workforce and my peers in the
executive team, I was privileged to be part of an amazing success story,
growing the company ten-fold in revenues from 1999 to today, and from 120
employees to our global base of 1,600,” said Remers. “My new career will
leverage the deep well of experience and expertise gained during this time, as
I provide strategic consulting and advisory services to firms looking to scale
their global operations.”
Remers
is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his professional work and
community involvement. He has an MBA
from York University, along with the completion of post-graduate work in
finance at the University of Cologne, Germany. He holds a Master of Arts degree
in Philosophy from the University of Waterloo and a double honors Bachelor of Arts
degree (German and Philosophy) from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Ihor Stech, Executive Vice
President of Operations, Christie Canada, will replace Remers as Chief
Operating Officer, Christie Canada. In this most recent position, Stech was
responsible for
global operations, including manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain management
and after-sale services. As well, this 16-year Christie veteran worked with
professional services and global sales to streamline Christie’s various global
service offerings.
“Ihor’s
extensive management experience has helped generate exponential growth in
operations and manufacturing, allowing our company and our customers to remain
on the cutting-edge of innovative solutions for business, entertainment and
industry,” said Kline. “I look forward to continuing this success with Ihor as
COO of Christie Canada.”