Christie’s Sean James has been promoted from his role leading the company’s service division to vice president of global sales and service.
Michael Phipps, president and chief operating officer at Christie, said: "Sean’s proven leadership, combined with his ability to foster strong, lasting relationships, makes him highly qualified to lead our sales and service teams.
"His extensive experience in visual technologies and services, uniquely positions him to lead our new optimised operations to better serve our customers while ensuring long-term sustainability.”
James has more than 28 years of experience at Christie, starting his career as a field engineer servicing cinema equipment where he was instrumental in developing support programmes and relationships with many leading Hollywood studios as they transitioned to digital cinema. He helped to deploy the world’s first large-scale digital cinema deployment of nearly 4,000 screens across the US and led the development of Christie’s first Network Operations Center (NOC), expanding it globally. James previously led Christie’s Enterprise and Entertainment division and has played a key role in driving Christie’s expansion in both markets.
“When sales and service work together, they create seamless experiences that build trust and long-term loyalty with our customers," said James. "By aligning these two teams, we can provide consistent communication and deliver top-tier support.”