Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc. President & COO Gerry Remers To Retire
Christie announced this week 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.
Jack Kline told us “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. 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 five years as president of Electrohome Projection Systems, a forerunner of today’s Christie group of companies.
Gerry Remers said “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. 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.
Adrian and I had the privilege of working with Gerry and his team many times over the last six or seven years and it would be hard to find a more intelligent and nicer individual than Gerry in our industry. We wish him the best of luck in what he does next or if he just wishes to enjoy his retirement!
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