St. Petersburg, Fla.- HSNi, the interactive multichannel retailer has named Judy Schmeling chief operating officer, effective immediately, and continues as chief financial officer.
Chino Hills, Calif. — Gary Richard Bennett, a 40-year veteran of the consumer electronics industry, passed away on Thursday, May 9, after a 13-month battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Jupiter, Fla. — Home and car electronics distributor Audio America has named Jonathan Elster CEO, replacing Ryan Munder who will remain as chairman.
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings has appointed Jeff Balagna executive VP and chief information officer.
Green Bay, Wisc. — Marla Maney has been hired to the newly created position of marketing manager for outdoor and custom flat-panel TV resource Séura.
Santa Clara, Calif. — Intel’s board of directors today named company veteran Brian Kryzanich as its next CEO.
Tokyo — Dozens of Sony executives including CEO Kazuo Hirai are foregoing bonuses this year to atone for the electronics units slumping sales and profit performance, according to reports from Japan Wednesday.
New York — SiriusXM appointed company veteran Jim Meyer as CEO, replacing Mel Karmazin, who left the company last year before Liberty Media took control in the first quarter.