Manufacturer Thomson Grass Valley's UK managing director and sales director, David Philips, has left the company suddenly and is now on gardening leave. Jan Looijmans, sales director for the Benelux region, has stepped in to assume the role of sales director, northern Europe and Benelux. Thomson Grass Valley global communications director Laura Barbara-Miller said the company is 'currently looking to find a replacement for the UK sales position', but would not comment on whether the replacement would also assume the md role, or if the position was now redundant. Thomson has been touted as one of the frontrunners to buy visual effects company the Moving Picture Company.
Manufacturer Thomson Grass Valley's UK managing director and sales director, David Philips, has left the company suddenly and is now on gardening leave. Jan Looijmans, sales director for the Benelux region, has stepped in to assume the role of sales director, northern Europe and Benelux. Thomson Grass Valley global communications director Laura Barbara-Miller said the company is 'currently looking to find a replacement for the UK sales position', but would not comment on whether the replacement would also assume the md role, or if the position was now redundant. Thomson has been touted as one of the frontrunners to buy visual effects company the Moving Picture Company.