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Leyard and Planar

JoAnn Wolf has joined Leyard and Planar as Director of Sales for the Western USA and Canada. JoAnn comes to Leyard and Planar with more than 15 years of sales management experience in the commercial audio visual and broadcast industries, including work for Sony Electronics and Samsung.

Wolfe is based in Portland and will report to Adam Schmidt, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. She will be responsible for company initiatives including strategic development and sales management for the Western Region of North America, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Western Canada.

Neil Silber and Brad Orme have joined the North America sales team. Silber will be based in Chicago and will be responsible for managing the company’s sales efforts in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Orme joins the sales management team in the D.C.-area and his territory will cover Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.