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ELITE SCREENS, INC. EXPANDS INTO EUROPE WITH ELITE SCREENS GMBH
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
ELITE SCREENS, INC. EXPANDS INTO EUROPE WITH ELITE SCREENS GMBH

CERRITOS, Calif., May 13, 2008 — Elite Screens, Inc. an innovative company that specializes in affordable high quality projector screens, today announced its European expansion with the formation of Elite Screens Europe GmbH, located in Hamburg, Germany.  Elite Screens’ new facility is the sales, marketing, logistics and service location for Europe.

            “As projector sales grow in Europe, so does the need for high quality, low cost projection screens,” said Jeff Chen, president and founder of Elite Screens, Inc.  “We’re excited to offer our American projection industry knowledge and brand name products to this market.”

            As managing director of Elite Screens Europe, Erik Schuldt brings seven years of experience in the audio/visual industry, and is responsible for building the company in sales, marketing, customer service and logistics functions throughout Europe.   His mission is to provide quality projection screens with immediate availability and excellent customer service that Elite Screens is known for in America.  He previously helped build BenQ to its leading position in market share in Germany and Austria, and served as a senior product manager, displays and projectors, for BenQ. 

            Elite Screens, Inc. understands that in the past, projection screens had to be custom ordered, which took time to individually produce and ship, resulting in high costs.  Elite instead offers mainstream projection screens with comparable quality in standard sizes at reasonable prices in America and has had great success in doing so.  With its methods perfected, Elite Screens is now looking forward to reaching the European AV marketplace. 

“You can get a fantastic 1080p projector for under $4000, so why would you want to spend $5000 for a screen?” Chen said.  “You can buy an Elite Screen for $500 that suits the most exacting presentation and video needs.”

Elite’s expertise is in a total product offering that include screen material, mechanical design, reliability, ease-of-use, excellent customer service and reasonable pricing.  They also boast a two-year warranty on all of their products, twice the industry standard.  “We promise our quality by standing behind our products with a long warranty,” added Chen.

 

About Elite Screens, Inc.

Elite Screens Inc. is a California-based company with satellite offices in Europe and Asia. Elite specializes in affordable high quality commercial and home theater projection screens. Our R&D facility in Taiwan provides the latest designs to our production facility in China to make a wide variety of electric, manual roll-up and fixed frame screens with a broad array of sizes, formats and materials.  Products are sold through authorized distributors, resellers, retailers and system integrators throughout the world.  Elite Screens, Inc. is located at 16410 Manning Way, Cerritos, CA  90703.

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Douglas Fearing- Co-Founder / President

A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.

Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.

Lois Fearing- Co-Founder/Accounting, Human Resources

A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.

Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.

Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.

Ehren Tresner-VP of Technology and Innovation

Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.

Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.

Ben Voeck-Director of Commercial AV

With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.

By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.

Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.

Chris Matson-Senior VP of Sales

Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.

Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.