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Lutron To Remain Family-Run
Coopersburg, Pa. — Lutron Electronics will remain family-owned following the death of chairman and founder Joel S. Spira, the company announced. Ownership will remain...
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Best Buy Names Joly Chairman
Minneapolis – Best Buy president and CEO Hubert Joly will receive the additional title of chairman on June 9. That’s when current chairman Hatim...
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Truong Resigns From Electrolux
Stockholm, Sweden — Jack Truong has resigned as head of major appliances North America and executive VP of AB Electrolux in order to pursue...
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CEA’s Chupka Given IAEE Woman Of Achievement Award
Arlington, Va. — Karen Chupka, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) senior VP of International CES and corporate business strategy, has won the 2015 International Association...
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Lenovo North America Gets New President
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Lenovo appointed a new president for its North American market following a recent realignment of its business groups and...
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Sharp Group Sharpens Home Center Focus
Mahwah, N.J. — Sharp Electronics’ health and environmental solutions group is sharpening its focus on the home-center channel with the appointment of Shawn McCarter...
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Tech Data Names Two SVPs
Clearwater, Fla. — Global IT and CE distributor Tech Data has made two senior VP appointments. Promoted to U.S. sales senior VP was Marty...
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Jabra Parent Names Svendsen-Tune CEO
Nashua, N.H. — Rene Svendsen-Tune has been named CEO of GN Netcom, parent company to CE accessory maker Jabra. Svendsen-Tune, who will also become...
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Ed Knodle, 62
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Longtime retailer, buying group executive and dealer advocate Ed Knodle died last week from illness. He was 62. Knodle spent his...
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JVC Mobile Taps Marketing, Training Manager
Long Beach, Calif. – JVC Mobile hired mobile electronics veteran Hazim Jainoor, formerly with sister brand Kenwood, to the newly created position of marketing...
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Former Sony Exec Molyneux Joins I.am+ As President
Los Angeles — I.am+, the wearables manufacturer helmed by musician Will.i.am, brought on former Sony Electronics exec Phil Molyneux as president and COO. Molyneux...
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Dish Network CEO Clayton To Retire
Englewood, Colo. − Dish Network today announced that president/CEO Joe Clayton will retire from his position effective March 31. Dish co-founder and chairman Charlie...
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Viken Takes On Additional Tasks At Sharp
Mahwah, N.J. – Mark Viken of Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) has added product marketing responsibilities to his brand-marketing duties, the company...
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LG Promotes Riddle
Updated! Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – Majap industry veteran John Riddle has been promoted to home appliances senior sales VP at LG Electronics. Riddle joined...
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Brightstar Taps New President/CEO
Miami — Brightstar, the wireless distributor and provider of wireless-channel services, tapped Jaymin B. Patel to succeed Marcelo Claure as president and CEO starting...
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VanderWaal Promoted At LG; Honored By Marketing Peers
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – David VanderWaal has been promoted to VP of marketing at LG Electronics USA. VanderWaal will be responsible for overseeing all...
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Jack McIlhenny, 89
North Wales, Pa. — Longtime industry veteran John “Jack” McIlhenny died on Jan. 31, just two months before his 90th birthday. He was at...
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World Wide Stereo Promotes Keough
Hatfield, Pa. – Philadelphia-area A/V specialty dealer and custom integrator World Wide Stereo has promoted Stephanie Keough to senior buyer. Keough joined the company...
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Albuck Joins 2020 Companies In CE Role
Fort Worth, Texas — Moving to expand its base of business in the consumer electronics channel, 2020 Companies, a leading sales and marketing agency,...
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Dorsten Succeeds Steinle At BSH
Irvine, Calif. — BSH Home Appliances North America COO Russell Dorsten has been named interim CEO, succeeding Michael Steinle. Steinle, a former U.K. chief...
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Sound United Makes Personnel Moves
Vista, Calif. – Sound United promoted executives Blair Tripodi and Scott Hagen and hired Josh Talge as its new chief marketing officer. Sound United...
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P.C.’s Zimmerman Joins hhgregg
Indianapolis — Industry veteran Keith Zimmerman has joined hhgregg as chief merchandising officer. He held the same post at P.C. Richard & Son for...
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Paul’s TV Vet Heading Bosch Majap Marketing
Irvine, Calif. — Former Paul’s TV & Appliance VP Daniel Kenny was named U.S. brand marketing director for Bosch appliances. Kenny, who led the marketing...
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Industry Veteran Lostroscio Starts Consultancy
Chicago — John Lostroscio, a 35-year CE-industry veteran, has formed a consulting company to develop go-to-market strategies for vendors and retailers. Lostroscio’s experience includes...
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William Cho: The Man Who Made LG An OLED TV Leader
Although 2014 offered no shortage of exciting new advances in television technologies, a clear standout among the field was big-screen OLED displays, which took...
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Larry Page: Pivoting A Behemoth In A New Direction
Larry Page, Google co-founder and chief executive officer since re-claiming the post in 2011, took his company in new directions in 2014, as Google...
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President Obama: Tying A Lightning Rod To The Internet
For better or worse, President Barack Obama could be cited as newsmaker for myriad issues in 2014, but from a consumer electronics perspective, he...
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Jeff Bezos: Another Busy Year For Amazon’s Chief Exec
Between delivery drones, warehouse robots and his purchase of the Washington Post, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos made more headlines than usual this...
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Roland Smith: Office Depot Chief Staples Two Former Rivals
On the first anniversary of its merger with OfficeMax, Office Depot chairman/CEO Roland Smith last month described the combination as “a huge success.” Not...
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Keith McCloughlin: A Majaps Chief Executive In The Catbird Seat
Electrolux president/CEO Keith McCloughlin is sitting pretty after structuring the majap industry’s biggest deal of the decade. The Long Island, N.Y., native, who rose...
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Henry Juszkiewicz: Gibson Extends Its Home-Audio Influence
Gibson, founded in 1894 and long known for guitars, steadily expanded its influence in the musical instruments and pro audio markets before making its...
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Tom Wheeler: A Chairman Stirring It Up
Tom Wheeler switched sides, and he is making darn sure that the industries he previously represented know it. Wheeler became chairman of the Federal...
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Pat Lavelle: Voxx Continues To Reinvent Itself
Voxx International, under president/CEO Pat Lavelle, continued to remake itself in 2014. The company is leveraging new brands and marketing alliances to expand sales,...
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John Legere: The Un-CEO Among Carriers, With An Attitude
John Legere, the edgy, foul-mouthed president/ CEO of Un-Carrier T-Mobile USA, is shaking up the wireless industry in ways that his counterparts didn’t want...
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Yancey Strickler: Kicking Off A New Revolution In Start-ups
Once viewed as a venue for wide-eyed start-ups, Kickstarter has proven to be an innovative launch pad for both the young and the established,...
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Brian Nohe: Carving Out A Niche, One Head At A Time
Digital health and wearables took meaningful leaps forward in 2014, in both consumer awareness and product availability, and SMS Audio partner and president Brian...
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Bracken Darrell: The Architect Of An Astounding Turnaround
When Bracken Darrell joined Logitech in April 2012, things weren’t looking so hot for the computer peripheral manufacturer. The PC sales decline was hitting...
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Tim Cook: An Innovator Continues Down His Own Path
Clearly the naysayers had it wrong when they predicted doom and gloom for Apple in the wake of Steve Jobs’ death in 2011. His...
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Walmart Shakes Up Merchant Ranks: Report
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart’s top merchant has suddenly left the company and the executive responsible for merchandising CE, entertainment, toys and other hardlines has...
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LG Shakes Up Top Management
Seoul, South Korea – LG shook up top management and merged its home appliance and air-solution businesses. The changes include a new head of...
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hhgregg’s Chief Merchant Resigns
Indianapolis – hhgregg is without a chief merchandising officer for the second time in two years. Jeffery Haines, a former ad industry exec and...
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Howe Joins Revenew
Chicago — Industry veteran Jeannette Howe has been tapped by marketing resource Revenew as business development VP. Howe has a long history of service...