Mr Yuri Kochanov has been appointed Country Manager of  Beneq as of May 20, 2013. Together with his team in Russia, the recently opened Beneq subsidiary in Saint Petersburg is ready to serve customers with a complete palette of Lumineq displays, thin film coating services and thin film coating equipment.

The primary goal of the local organization is to help serve the rapidly increasing demand in the field of research and industrial sales for cutting-edge thin film technologies. The subsidiary, opened on March 12, 2013, is now ready to step up operations in Russia, a market in which Beneq has been active for some time.

According to Sampo Ahonen, CEO of Beneq, “We are very pleased to have Yuri Kochanov join our team and build our presence in Russia. We want to become better known in the market as a leading provider of industrial production and laboratory equipment for nano-scale thin films and functional coatings. Yuri brings with him a solid background in Russian and international sales and marketing positions in high-tech industries, as well as leadership skills to run demanding business operations.”

Since beginning in the new position, Yuri Kochanov aims to promote state-of-the-art technologies on the Russian market: “I have accepted the position of Country Manager with the firm belief that Beneq technologies and products present a real breakthrough in different applications and that these will create new opportunities for our customers in Russia. Beneq’s new technologies and existing products are in great demand. There is great potential in R&D as well as industrial applications for successful business between Beneq and Russian enterprises.”

The new subsidiary will offer the entire range of products and services from Beneq. These include thin film equipment, such as the atomic layer de-position technology (ALD), thin film coating services and the full scope of Lumineq thin film electroluminescent displays (TFEL) and Lumineq transparent electroluminescent displays (TASEL).

Beneq also plans to open a joint laboratory in Russia together with Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (SpbGETU) this autumn to research and develop ALD industrial applications. The aim is to speed up the commercialization of ALD and thin film solutions, enabling the country to gain advantages using the latest technology.

About Lumineq Displays:
Lumineq Displays, a business unit of Beneq, is the world’s premier manufacturer and developer of thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays. Lumineq displays are used in a wide array of applications in mining, marine and offshore, public safety, medical device, military/avionics and generic industries. The display itself is robust and reliable, and it is habitually used in extreme environments, often being the only type of display that can cope with the conditions. Lumineq also manufactures and develops transparent electroluminescent thin film displays (TASEL) for applications that combine aesthetics with superior reliability and unique viewing experience.

About Beneq:
Beneq, based in Finland, is a leading supplier of production and research equipment for thin film coatings, as well as the world’s premier manufacturer and developer of thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays. Beneq thin film equipment is used for thin film coatings in solar photovoltaics, flexible electronics, strengthened glass and other emerging thin film applications. In addition to process equipment, Beneq also offers extensive Thin Film Coating Services.