Planar Hires Anthony Gillespie for Government Business Development
2026-10-02 · via DailyDOOH
Planar has hired Anthony Gillespie as Business Development Manager for State & Local Government, covering the Western US, according to the announcement.
Gillespie joins from Samsung, where he most recently served as Solutions Architect Manager. Before that he was a Senior Sales Engineer at Nanolumens, a display manufacturer that competes with Planar in LED and large-format signage. The announcement says he brings more than 25 years of combined ProAV, AV/IT, technical sales and U.S. Army experience.
The hire signals Planar's continued push into the public sector, a vertical where digital signage and display vendors compete for long procurement cycles, security requirements and multi-year contracts rather than one-off retail or corporate installs. State and local government buyers tend to favor vendors with established GSA schedules, compliance credentials and experience navigating bid processes, which is likely why Planar is bringing in someone with military and large-account sales background rather than a generalist AV rep.
For operators and integrators who work with Planar displays in government settings, a dedicated regional business development contact could mean faster response on bids and project support in the Western US specifically. The announcement does not name a start date, does not detail what products or display lines Gillespie will focus on, and does not say whether this is a newly created role or a replacement for a departing employee.
Gillespie's background spanning Nanolumens, Samsung and now Planar also reflects a broader pattern in the commercial display industry, where sales and solutions engineering talent moves frequently between LED, LCD and signage hardware vendors that are all chasing the same large-format and government accounts. His move from a vendor-agnostic solutions architect role at Samsung to a manufacturer-specific business development position at Planar suggests Planar is looking for someone who already understands how government buyers evaluate competing display technologies, not just someone who can sell a single product line.
The announcement does not disclose deal size, specific projects Gillespie will be pursuing, or how this hire fits into any wider restructuring of Planar's government sales team. Readers interested in how Planar's public sector push compares to competitors' government strategies will need to watch for follow-up announcements, since this release is limited to the personnel move itself.
The announcement in full
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Former Nanolumens Senior Sales Engineer and (most recently) Samsung Solutions Architect Manager Anthony Gillespie has joined Planar as Business Development Manager – State & Local Government, supporting the Western US.
With more than 25 years of combined #ProAV, AV/IT, technical sales and U.S. Army experience, Anthony brings valuable expertise supporting complex government projects and mission-critical solutions that meet customers’ needs.
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