Van Eekeren brings to Element Labs over 25 years international experience in key commercial roles in both Europe and North America. Prior to joining Element Labs, Van Eekeren spent a substantial part of his career at Barco's Media & Entertainment division, which he joined in 2001, in effect witnessing the emergence of LED technology as a commercially viable large-screen display solution.
Barbara Nelson, CEO for Element Labs, welcomed the addition of Van Eekeren stating: "Element Labs is currently dramatically expanding its reach and scale, building on its longstanding reputation in the entertainment industry to pursue the international fixed installation market. We're targetting this market very aggressively, with major investments on both a product level, which will see us launch a revolutionary new technology platform soon, as well as an on an HR level, which sees us bring some of the industry's top profiles into the company, and Van Eekeren is one of them."
(Jim Evans)