"Nela has a proven track record in product management in international business and brings formidable talents to her new role with Panasonic," said Jaume Rey, director, Panasonic Professional & Broadcast IT Systems Business Unit (PBITS). "She will focus on the penetration of the AVCHD product lines as part of Panasonic's aggressive promotion of these innovative technologies."
Fluent in five European languages, Ms. Pertl joins Panasonic from L'Oreal, where she was product manager, Professional Products Division, based in Zagreb, Croatia.
"I am very excited to be joining Panasonic and glad to be part of this great company," Ms. Pertl said. "Panasonic's new AVCHD technology and product range is the outstanding solution in the market and we will be pushing hard to bring its benefits to a wide base of users in Europe."
Ms. Pertl will join Panasonic's European Marketing team, headed by Carmen Mendoza and including Volker Kersbaum and Larissa Sybon.