Asim Saeed joins Ikegami as Director of Business Development

With extensive knowledge of the broadcast industry, he will report directly to the president of Ikegami Europe, Kenzo Ishizuka.

Ikegami has added to its sales and support team Asim Saeed, who will assume the direction of Business Development reporting directly to the president of Ikegami Europe, Kenzo Ishizuka.

Saeed commented that "with over 70 years of experience in high-end image capture, processing and display, Ikegami is a highly respected brand with proven capabilities in terms of production quality, robustness and technical innovation. It is a great opportunity to join the team at a time when the television industry is moving towards new technologies such as high dynamic range image capture and display, higher resolution standards such as 4K and 8K, and the many new production methods made possible by the IP-based equipment control and signal distribution.

Abdul Ghani, CEO of Ikegami Middle East, highlights that "Asim Saeed has a very good professional background in the broadcast business, with a good knowledge of television technology, from lenses to broadcast and transmission. He also combines excellent communication skills with a good knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa territories."

Graduating with an MBA degree, Asim Saeed joined a UAE-based systems integrator in 2000 as a sales executive, being responsible for Canon lenses across the Middle East. He was promoted in 2006 to commercial director and from 2014 to general director. During that time, he successfully expanded the company's operations to new products and solutions.