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Re: Danish B&O gets a New CEO someone from LEGO
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Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:38:23 GMT
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Hi Abner, I am glad you are finally delurking. I wish you would post more
often, since you do have a wealth of knowledge about LEGO! (Note: I spent a
very pleasant evening talking with Abner on the phone a few months back, I'm
sure he's still paying off that long distance charge!! :-)
Great to hear from you!
Gary Istok
Abner wrote:
> First I wasn't sure where to post this? But I thought some people might be
> interested in this. Because it doesn't really talks about LEGO. Then again
> it is about someone who is leaving LEGO and going to work for Bang & Olufsen
> A/S. By the way Bang & Olufsen A/S is also a Danish company for anyone who
> doesn't know.
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> I have to say it is a lost for LEGO. :(
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> -Abner
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> (from the newswire)
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> BANG & OLUFSEN Names Soerensen New Chief Executive, CEO From July 1, 2001
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> Struer, Denmark, March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bang & Olufsen A/S, the Danish
> maker of luxury TV and stereo systems, said it named TORBEN BALLEGAARD
> SOERENSEN new chief executive from July 1, replacing Anders Knutsen.
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> Torben Ballegaard Soerensen, 50, has worked since 1996 as an executive for
> LEGO® A/S, the Danish maker of building blocks. He helped develop LEGO
> Mindstorms, a new line of programmable robot toys.
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> The appointment of a new chief executive at B&O was expected. Anders Knutsen
> said last year that he planned to step down no later than 2002. He will be
> available to help the new chief executive until the middle of 2002.
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> B&O is taking control of its brand by shifting distribution to its own
> stores. In the past three years, the company has opened 341 B1 shops,
> bringing the total to 490. B1 stores now account for 48 percent of sales.
> Besides its design business, B&O also makes tablet dispensers, wireless
> phones and power amplifier components.
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