Industry
Chris Hamdorf Succeeds Rick Calacci As Head Of Sales, LG Electronics USA Home Entertainment
Calacci retiring after long, noteworthy career in CE industry
People
Industry
Abi Brown, Women in AV Leader, Dies
WAVE U.K. founder was devoted to advancing women in technology
Appliances
GE Appliances Announces Retirement of Robert Rogers, Names Steve Eddy Senior Vice President Of Sales
John Boyd and Dan Goldstein to take on new senior leadership positions in sales
Audio
Origin Acoustics Adds to Executive Team
Promotes Marc Fisher to president of sales and hires John Marchionda as chief marketing officer.
Buying Groups
CEDIA Announces Election Results for Board of Directors
Voters also approve move of domestication of CEDIA from Illinois to Indiana.
Industry
Franklin Karp Receives Catalyst AV And AVPro Edge Award
Eleven other custom integrators also awarded AV Pro Edge products.
Industry
Now Accepting Nominations For The Future 50 Awards!
Winners to be revealed at CES 2020, with honors awarded on Jan. 8th
Appliances
Scott Davies Joins Dacor As Head Of Marketing
Davies brings over 20 years of experience in the luxury appliances industry
Industry
Nationwide Marketing Group Welcomes Rob Stott As Manager of Corporate Communications
Stott tasked with developing new programming initiatives
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RTI Names New CEO
Company CFO Mark Derus named as the company's chief executive officer.
Distributors
Tim Baxter Joins Almo Advisory Board
Former Samsung Electronics North America President and CEO brings more than 35 years experience.
Buying Groups
Ryan McDaniel Of One-Touch Automation Elected As Newest Azione United Board Member
Group exceeds $750M in buying power in Q3
Car Electronics
Cedar Electronics Promotes John Kuhn To Chief Technology Officer, Hires Tim Coomer As Chief Product Officer
Both to support portfolio of products that empower people to drive smarter and safer.
Industry
Ralph Lauren’s Lana Todorovich To Join Neiman Marcus As President And Chief Merchandising Officer
Todorovich responsible for driving the brand's innovative merchandising offerings
Audio
Klipsch Honors 2019 Top Sales Talent At Annual Sales Meeting
Klipsch Audio Salesperson of the Year: Mark Hittle
Appliances
Doug Moore Named As Goedeker’s New CEO
To succeed Steve Goedeker, company leader since 1977
Appliances
Barry Pidgeon Passes Away At 84
Barry Pidgeon, Former CEO/President of Pidgeon Furniture & Appliance, Co-Founder of Star Companies, died at age 84 on Aug.24 in Dallas, TX
Distributors
Gary Bannett Named Chief Financial Officer By Almo Corporation
Matt Elkes retiring after 25 years serving as CFO, to continue as member of Advisory Board
Appliances
Gerhard Dambach Promoted To CFO Of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (Bosch)
Dambach to Join As Member Of Board Of Management overseeing North America effective September 1, 2019
Audio
Jose Waijman Named International Sales Manager For BOSS International Group (B.I.G.)
Tasked with managing all international sales, sales teams with international accounts.
Industry
James (Jim) DePaul Announced As Executive Vice President Of Stores, JCPenney
DePaul to focus on improving in-store and omnichannel operations
Industry
Ash Condon Appointed Regional Sales Manager, Southeastern U.S. By Riedel
Condon is 18-year veteran of professional video and broadcast industries
Industry
Robert “Bob” Smith New National Sales Director For Oracle Lighting
Responsible for conscious growth, modernizing customer experience
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