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Andrew Pernetti Strengthens Lavoce’s North American Sales Team
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Andrew Pernetti Strengthens Lavoce’s North American Sales Team

Following Elettromedia's opening of a new sales and logistical center in Old Hickory, TN (Nashville), to support the activities of Lavoce Italiana, the company now announced the appointment of Andrew Pernetti to the new position of Distribution Sales Manager for North America. Lavoce offers a full range of HF and LF transducers for professional audio, and a full catalog of guitar and bass speakers for the MI market.
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HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement
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HEAD acoustics Announces Management Changes Following Hans Gierlich's Retirement Announcement

After 34 years with HEAD acoustics, Dr.-Ing. Hans Wilhelm Gierlich, the company's Technical Director and Head of Research in the Telecom Division, is retiring. At the same time, Aulis Telle, Technical Managing Director for Sound, Vibration and Perception is leaving the company. In response, HEAD acoustics confirmed two managing director positions resulting from an updated organizational structure with the appointment of Anne Geller-Gravez as Managing Director Sales and Marketing, and Matthias Wegerhoff as the new Technical Managing Director.
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Transom Capital Group Names John Maier as CEO of Bose Professional
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Transom Capital Group Names John Maier as CEO of Bose Professional

Transom Capital Group, the Los Angeles-based private equity firm that recently assumed ownership of Bose Professional's commercial installation and conferencing businesses, has announced the appointment of John Maier as CEO of the newly independent Bose Professional. Maier spent the past several years as an operating partner for Transom, overseeing the strategy for Mackie. Before that, Maier was the CEO of Blue Microphones.
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Theory Professional Adds Marc Bertrand as Chief Operating Officer
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Theory Professional Adds Marc Bertrand as Chief Operating Officer

Theory Professional announced the appointment of highly-regarded audio industry executive and respected veteran, Marc Bertrand as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Theory Professional, a division of Theory Audio Design (Theory), and sister company to Pro Audio Technology (PRO). Former CEO of Adamson Systems Engineering and TC Group Americas, Bertrand joins the company as the first strategic move towards its launch into the commercial audio market.
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beyerdynamic Appoints Andreas Rapp as New Chief Executive
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beyerdynamic Appoints Andreas Rapp as New Chief Executive

Andreas Rapp has been appointed chief executive officer and managing director of beyerdynamic, effective April 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the operational business of the renowned audio brand from Heilbronn, Germany, succeeding Edgar van Velzen, who is leaving the company. Rapp worked previously at beyerdynamic in its consumer division, from 2002 to 2004.
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Parasound Chooses Darren Myers to Lead Research & Development Efforts
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Parasound Chooses Darren Myers to Lead Research & Development Efforts

Following the acquisition by entrepreneur David Sheriff of the prestigious audio equipment brand Parasound, in December 2022, the company is confirming a series of appointments. Early in his tenure as Parasound's new owner, David Sheriff made a commitment to the company's legendary designer, John Curl, to bring more of his new ideas to the fore. To accelerate this process, Sheriff has hired Darren Myers as Vice President of Research and Development.
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Dirac Appoints Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer
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Dirac Appoints Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer

Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Emelie Gessner Gozzi as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Reporting directly to CEO Peter Friedrichsen, Gessner Gozzi will lead a growing internal and external marketing team in the development and implementation of a brand strategy to align the marketing and communications programs across the company’s core markets – automotive, home theater, headphones, mobile and streaming.
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Parasound Names Larry Bennett as VP Sales & Marketing
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Parasound Names Larry Bennett as VP Sales & Marketing

Parasound's new owner, David Sheriff, has selected an audio industry veteran, Larry Bennett, for the vital position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. This announcement marks the first step in an ambitious post-pandemic agenda to revitalize the 42-year-old high-end audio company. These efforts will target its traditional customer base of audiophile enthusiasts as well as the growing market for the custom installation of premium integrated systems.
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Outline Appoints New Management Team
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Outline Appoints New Management Team

Outline has been working behind the scenes on a profound company restructuring, which has resulted in the appointment of a new management team. The new organization stems from the retirement of Giorgio Biffi from his role of CEO, which he carried in addition to his Head of Sales function, since the passing of founder Guido Noselli, whom he had joined already in 1976. The Italian pro audio pioneer is also celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023.
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MISCO names Cobi Stein as VP of Marketing
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MISCO names Cobi Stein as VP of Marketing

Loudspeaker manufacturer MISCO hired industry veteran Cobi Stein as Vice President of Marketing for its branded and custom OEM divisions, including their Oaktron, Bold North Audio, Red Line, and ToneSpeak brands. Stein served as Director of Marketing and Artist Relations for Eminence Speaker for nine years, and also served to manage sales and distribution during his tenure.
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