Hansen has been Chairman of Hasselblad since March 2009, following 26 years in top management positions with the German based optical and opto-electronics firm, Carl Zeiss. Most recently, he headed the Carl Zeiss Asia Pacific operations based in Japan for 16 years. In this role, Hansen initiated and developed cooperations with Japanese corporations such as Sony, Cosina and Kyocera.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
