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NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc. Appoints T.J. Trojan As President and Chief Operating Officer

Posted on: Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 06:00 CDT

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc., the number one stand-alone vendor of flat panel desktop displays, today announced the promotion of T.J. Trojan to president and chief operating officer. Effective October 1st, Mr. Trojan will be responsible for NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display's strategic direction in North America, expanding the company's growth in new display applications for consumers, businesses and specialty markets. Having most recently served as senior vice president, Mr. Trojan succeeds Sadao Yamazaki who is retiring as president after a long career in technology management.

"During this next phase of NEC-Mitsubishi's maturity and into the future, T.J.'s leadership skills, business acumen and technical knowledge will be a driving force in accelerating the adoption of the company's large LCD information displays for conference presentations, information kiosks, financial exchanges, public displays, trade show exhibits, and retail and airport signage," said Hirotoshi Matsuda, president of NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems and CEO of NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display. "Since joining the company in 1987, T.J. has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to successfully lead North American teams and in the last year has extended the company's operations beyond the desktop with new large screen applications."

A seasoned operations executive of LCD and CRT monitors, Mr. Trojan brings over two decades of industry experience to his new role as president and COO. Since July 1, 2003, T.J. has served as the senior vice president, providing leadership in the areas of sales, customer service, product development and marketing. Prior to that, he was the senior vice president of sales and service, a role that he held since the joint venture company began operation on July 1, 2000. As an officer of NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems, Mr. Trojan will report directly to Mr. Matsuda who is based in Japan, helping to foster a strong partnership with parent company NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems.

"Through the years I have admired NEC-Mitsubishi's ability to grow and thrive in highly competitive markets by continually raising the bar for monitor quality and innovation, while continuing to foster a positive corporate culture," said T.J. Trojan. "It is an honor to be provided with the opportunity to lead the company and its dedicated internal and external stakeholders, who work closely as a team to propel our growth in new display markets."

About NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc.

Headquartered in Itasca, Ill., NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems Corporation, a joint venture company established by NEC Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display began North American operations on July 1, 2000, combining the desktop display monitor divisions of NEC Technologies and Cypress, California-based Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc. The company incorporates the strengths of NEC's worldwide leadership in LCD desktop and information displays, Ambix(TM), and MultiSync technologies, with Mitsubishi's market leadership in flat aperture grille CRT technology development. NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display ranked as the number one best-selling stand-alone LCD monitor brand according to the iSuppli/Stanford Resources Flat Panel Monitrak(R) Quarterly Report, Q1 '03. For more information, call 1-888-NEC-MITS or visit http://www.necmitsubishi.com/ .

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