TV Design & Features Tracker: Pivot – History – 4Q20

Bing Zhang

Senior Principal Analyst, TV

Bing Zhang is a senior principal analyst; his main research interests are the TV market and consumer electronics and devices within the Omdia group. Bing Zhang provides analysis of the global and Chinese TV market.

Prior to Omdia, Bing Zhang joined IHS Markit in November 2014 when IHS acquired DisplaySearch, a leader in primary research and forecasting on the global display market. He has strong ties to TV manufacturers across the globe and is very familiar with the Chinese TV market and its development. Before joining DisplaySearch, he spent five years at the leading TV and mobile phone maker, Konka, in sales channel management, marketing research, and supply chain management.

Bing Zhang has degrees in polymer science, engineering, and business administration from Sichuan University, China.

Ken Park

Research Director, TV/ProAV

Ken is a Research Director with Omdia’s TV/ProAV team, specializing in the global TV set market, display supply chain analysis, and strategic insights into leading brands' display technologies. His expertise spans a wide range of areas, including TV and ProAV products, making him a trusted authority on market dynamics and technology trends.

Ken leads a team of analysts dedicated to the TV and ProAV service area, covering key product categories such as TV sets, digital signage, LED video displays, and desktop monitors. His team provides comprehensive analysis and actionable insights into the evolving TV and ProAV markets, helping businesses uncover critical technology trends and navigate future strategic decision-making.

Prior to joining Omdia (formerly IHS Markit, including DisplaySearch, which was acquired by IHS) in 2008, Ken was in marketing and sales, starting as a software engineer in the visual display division at Samsung Electronics. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea.

Bing Zhang

Senior Principal Analyst, TV

Bing Zhang is a senior principal analyst; his main research interests are the TV market and consumer electronics and devices within the Omdia group. Bing Zhang provides analysis of the global and Chinese TV market.

Prior to Omdia, Bing Zhang joined IHS Markit in November 2014 when IHS acquired DisplaySearch, a leader in primary research and forecasting on the global display market. He has strong ties to TV manufacturers across the globe and is very familiar with the Chinese TV market and its development. Before joining DisplaySearch, he spent five years at the leading TV and mobile phone maker, Konka, in sales channel management, marketing research, and supply chain management.

Bing Zhang has degrees in polymer science, engineering, and business administration from Sichuan University, China.

Hisakazu Torii

Chief Analyst, Consumer Devices

As a Chief Researcher with Omdia’s TV and consumer electronics team, Torii specializes in TV set research, demand forecasting, global brand competition, and new technologies including OLED, 8K, and smart TVs. He regularly works directly with clients, speaks at seminars, and is cited in various media publications.

Torii joined Omdia (previously IHS Markit) in November 2014. Prior to that, he served as vice president of global TV market research at DisplaySearch. With 18 years of display industry experience, he was responsible for covering all Japanese TV brands globally. He has also worked at Mitsubishi Electric, where he conducted market research for product groups, business planning, and new product development in all major display applications, including TVs, notebook PCs, monitors, mobile phones, digital still cameras, digital video recorders, automotive displays, and industrial applications. He earned a degree from the Department of Law at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.  

Jeff Lin

Senior Principal Analyst, Mobile PC

As the lead analyst for the tablet and notebook PC market at Omdia, Jeff is responsible for primary research and forecasting on mobile PCs (tablet and notebook PCs) and the emerging PC market, including gaming notebook PCs, always-connected PCs (5G notebook PCs), and wearable PCs (virtual reality/augmented reality devices).

Prior to working at Omdia, Jeff was an engineer at Chunghwa Picture Tubes, where he led TV panel development projects and promoted products. He worked at Samsung Electronics Taiwan, winning the annual best sales award while handling HP’s monitor business account, and was a procurement manager at Benq for monitor panel and TV set purchasing and panel price trend analysis. Jeff joined DisplaySearch in 2010 as a value chain analyst for the tablet, notebook PC, monitor, and public display supply chain. Jeff graduated from Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University with a degree in environmental engineering and holds an MBA from National Chengchi University in Taiwan.