USA - Following the return of Bill Groener to the Production Resource Group (PRG), after a spell at Color Kinetics, PRG has announced that Groener will take on the role of vice-president and general manager of its Systems Integration Group. Groener, a long-time industry veteran, was formerly general manager of PRG's northeast US lighting operations. The company says that Groener left them in early 2004 to help Color Kinetics, an important PRG supplier, launch a series of new initiatives designed to increase and expand its sales and distribution of LED lighting products in North America.

Jere Harris, PRG's chairman and CEO, said: "It's great to have Bill back. New technologies are having a big impact on permanently installed lighting systems, and Bill has acquired a tremendous depth of experience with them."

Groener's return to PRG will allow Anne Johnston, who led PRG's Integrated Systems Group during 2004, to refocus her attention on the marketing of new technologies being introduced by PRG. For the past two decades, Johnston has spearheaded many of PRG's efforts to introduce new technologies into the marketplace, including large format projection systems, lighting control systems, LED lighting technologies, and PRG's proprietary media servers.

"These changes come at a great time for us," stated Rusty Brutsché, PRG's vice-chairman and chief technology officer. "We're always looking for ways to offer our clients unique value through technical innovations, and it's good to know we've got two of the industry's best people in place to help our clients take advantage of them."

Groener and Johnston will both be based in PRG's North Bergen, New Jersey, office.

(Lee Baldock)


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