Industry Veterans Launch Vertigo Digital Displays

WILSONVILLE, OR—TargetPath founding partners Brad Gleeson and Scott Hix, in partnership with Chilin Technology, have announced a new company, Vertigo Digital Displays, which has acquired the digital division assets of Vertigo Group based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The focus for Vertigo Digital Displays is on the continued development of advanced, engineered outdoor LCD display solutions first developed by Vertigo Group for outdoor digital signage applications. Vertigo customers and projects include Titan Outdoor Chicago Rail project, Lamar’s Vancouver Rail Project, and Astral Media’s “Info-to-go” digital wayfinding pillars. Vertigo has more than 10,000 advertising displays installed around the world, with over 1,000 of these digital.

Managing the new company operations will be Ralph Idems (COO) and Chris Bolton (CTO), along with digital signage industry veteran Brad Gleeson, who will serve as the new company’s president and CEO.”We have known Ralph and Chris for several years and have tremendous respect for the products and business they have built,” Gleeson said. “With much of the original team returning, and with the support and encouragement of the previous company’s customers and suppliers, as well as our strategic investors at Chilin Technology and TargetPath, we are extremely confident in the future prospects for Vertigo Digital Displays.”

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