May 11, 2005, Dalgety Bay, Scotland--Leslie G. Polgar is the new CEO of CRLO Displays. Previously, Polgar was the founding President of the Eastman Kodak Display Products business.
CRLO Displays was formed in September 2004 by European investors Amadeus Capital and Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures with $19 million in new funding. The company's ferroelectric liquid-crystal-on silicon (FLCOS) technology is currently in use for advanced simulation and training systems.
"Displays are the most vital link between electronic systems and humans. Today, advanced displays fulfill the role microprocessors and personal computers did in the late 20th Century in energizing multiple new markets. I am truly pleased to join CRLO and lead its efforts to bring to market a new class of microdisplays for high-definition rear-projection television," Polgar said.
At Kodak, Polgar led the successful commercialization of the world's first consumer market active matrix organic light emitting diode (AM-OLED) display, which won the industry's Best Display of 2002 Gold Award
Prior to Kodak, he held senior executive positions with Etec Systems (now part of Applied Materials), Air Liquide America Electronics and Bertram Laboratories.