WICKA ADVANCES TO MARKETING VICE PRESIDENT FOR LG ELECTRONICS USA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

 

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WICKA ADVANCES TO MARKETING VICE PRESIDENT FOR LG ELECTRONICS USA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Seasoned Executive Leads Marketing for LG’s Growing U.S. Information Display, Renewable Energy Businesses

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., April 18, 2019 – Garry Wicka has been named vice president of marketing for LG Business Solutions, LG Electronics USA’s growing business-to-business division that encompasses information displays and renewable energy technologies.

 

He is responsible for leading end-user insights, integrated brand and product marketing, digital marketing, creative development and agency management, trade shows and experiential marketing. These efforts support the company’s broad portfolio of B2B display solutions for U.S. digital signage, systems integration, lodging and hospitality, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets, as well as solar and energy storage solutions for U.S. residential and commercial applications.

 

Over the past four years, Wicka has led the development of the marketing foundation, including new platforms for customer-relationship management and marketing automation for various business-to-business units. Among other things, he also led the creation of an industry-leading partner program including a partner portal and digital assets library. His marketing responsibilities expanded beyond commercial displays in 2018 to include LG’s U.S. solar energy business, IT products and newly launched medical displays and medical devices.

 

Wicka joined LG as senior director of marketing in early 2015 with two decades of experience in the technology industry, having held key sales and marketing leadership roles at MCI and then at Dell Incorporated, where he was North American marketing director for displays and client peripherals.

 

“As our first B2B marketing VP in the U.S., Garry Wicka is poised to help take our information display and solar businesses to the next level,” said Kimun Paik, senior vice president, LG Electronics USA Business Solutions. “His contributions over the past four years established a strong marketing foundation that Garry and his team will build upon to support LG’s further B2B growth in the United States.”

 

Wicka is a graduate of the University of New Mexico where he earned his master’s degree in business administration and finance as well as bachelor’s degrees in marketing and business administration.

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About LG Business Solutions

LG Electronics USA Business Solutions is the business-to-business division of LG Electronics USA that serves commercial display and renewable energy customers in the United States. Unique products, such as LG OLED digital sign­age displays, video walls with nearly invisible bezels and industry-leading hospitality and hospital TVs, cater to the U.S. lodging, digital signage, systems integration, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets. With heavy investments in future growth engines such as high efficiency solar solutions, energy stor­age systems and energy management solutions, LG is committed to returning strong value to U.S. renewable energy customers. LG Electronics USA Business Solutions is based in Lincolnshire, Ill., with its dedicated engineering and customer support team. Commercial display service operations and solar panel production are located in Huntsville, Ala. LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a $54 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. LG is a 2018 ENERGY STAR^® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. www.LGSolutions.com.

 

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