Blog

Kinly, the global provider of AV integration and collaboration services and support, is delighted to announce the promotion of Anouk Utens to Senior Legal Counsel for Kinly’s global regions.

Yesterday, creators of premium audio and video products, Poly (formerly Polycom and Plantronics) announced a new strategic partnership with video platform provider Pexip. This partnership will see Pexip taking over Poly’s existing infrastructure with a new management system described as “Poly powered by Pexip”.

Kinly, the global provider of AV integration and collaboration services and support, has today announced that Katy Thorpe has been appointed the company’s Global People Director.

Albert Einstein famously said: “in the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity” and this seems quite fitting when you look at the current struggles facing the AV market and wider tech industries – namely the talent shortages.

For years, we’ve seen UC&C providers striving to invent the perfect ‘killer’ tool for workplace collaboration. Promises were made of a single OS-style collaboration platform, in which messaging, voice, video, documents, and collaboration were all contained within one easy-to-use interface.

Servicing a top percentile of enterprise clients, Kinly’s Global Services (GS) division provides a 360-degree service proposition. This encompasses programme management, enterprise consultancy, technical standards management, managed on-site (MOS) teams and global support and maintenance. Following significant success last year, GS is focusing on hitting new levels in 2023 with a strategic plan to extend reach, enrich skill sets and enhance existing teams.

In an industry and region dominated by men, Kinly’s APAC Global Services (GS) division are leading from the front and breaking down barriers, with women in technical and client-facing roles.

Today, we celebrate 5 years since the launch of the Kinly brand! That being said, our journey started way before that when Infoteknikk was founded around a kitchen table in Stavanger 25 years ago. In 2017 Avedon Capital acquisitioned Viju and the Dutch VisionsConnected to form a single brand identity and together they became Kinly. The following year, Kinly acquired MK2, before acquiring AVMI in 2020. Today, Kinly has grown to become a leading AV systems integrator and remote collaboration service provider with 1100 employees and a turnover of over 300 million euros.

Kinly, the global provider of AV integration and collaboration services and support, has today announced that Taj Ghere has been appointed Managing Director for the UK region.