PPDS has appointed Nick Begleries as Commercial VP North America as parent company TPV Group strengthens its position as the world’s largest manufacturer of LCD displays by expanding the regional market for Philips-branded professional display solutions.
During an illustrious career spanning a quarter of a century, Begleries has spurred some of the world’s largest and most successful display manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics America (where he served as Director of Pro AV Channel Sales) to record growth.
In his new role, he will support PPDS' ambition of achieivng a top-three position in the North American AV marketplace.
Reporting to Franck Racapé, Head of Global Commercial at PPDS, Begleries responsibilities will include defining the mid- and long- term sales strategy for North America, setting and achieving quarterly sales targets, managing the supply chain, service and post-sales, and driving greater awareness of the PPDS brand and its solutions.
Education, retail, hospitality, corporate, healthcare and transportation are among the company's focus markets, with Philips Professional TVs, Interactive Displays, dvLED, Digital Signage and the company’s exclusive remote display management cloud platform, Wave, all key product categories.
PPDS has also announced its relocation to a new US head office and globally connected showroom, as well as executing plans to increase staff numbers by 50 per cent in 2023 which Begleries will oversee.
Franck Racapé says: “Our ambitions for Philips professional displays in the North American market are extremely high and we had been looking for a profile combining great industry knowledge, strong manufacturing experience across all our product categories, who already had a track record of driving growth and developing expanding teams.
“Nick ticked all these boxes, and I am really pleased to start our collaboration, with extremely exciting times ahead.
With Nick on board, we aim to accelerate our growth exponentially in what will be our most strategic growth region for the coming 2 to 3 years.”
Begleries adds: “I feel that all my previous experience has led me to this position, and I am incredibly motivated and excited about what we can go on to achieve in North America.
PPDS has demonstrated a strong understanding of market direction and what Pro AV integrators and end users need from a manufacturer.
"As a result, PPDS has already proven to be a highly disruptive force in North America and in the wider global market, bringing truly world-leading, uniquely innovative solutions to the market, when the market needs them.
With TPV, R&D and resources are unparalleled, all of which provide incredible benefits to customers from the initial tender process to post-installation support.
“I’m honored to become part of the PPDS journey and to be entrusted with leading the North American business to even greater heights.”
