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Dirac Research Appoints Nadeem Firasta as Vice President of Product Strategy & Business Development, North America
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Dirac Research Appoints Nadeem Firasta as Vice President of Product Strategy & Business Development, North America

Dirac Research, the platform-optimized audio processing technology specialist, announced the appointment of Nadeem Firasta as Vice President of Product Strategy & Business Development, North America. Based in Silicon Valley, after a 17-year career in various leadership positions at Intel Corporation, Nadeem Firasta joins Dirac as the Swedish company’s first US-based executive, with responsibility for all North American business development and new product strategies.
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Dynaudio’s Newly Appointed CEO for the Americas, Andrew Werdean, Implements Major Management Changes
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Dynaudio’s Newly Appointed CEO for the Americas, Andrew Werdean, Implements Major Management Changes

Renowned Danish high-end loudspeaker specialist, Dynaudio announced that its newly appointed CEO for North and South America, Andrew Werdean, is fueling the company's ambitious growth across the Americas through key promotions, a new hire, extension of the Dynaudio reseller network, and strategic initiatives designed to build the company's presence and enrich the customer experience.
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Eminence Speaker Eyes the Future with Engineering Appointment
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Eminence Speaker Eyes the Future with Engineering Appointment

A leading supplier of loudspeakers and high frequency devices since 1966, Eminence announced the appointment of Courtney F. Morgan, Ph.D. as its new Research and Innovation Leader. Morgan has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta. His post doctoral research focused on nuclear magnetic resonance at the University of California Santa Cruz.
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Nancy Weiner Appointed Managing Director of VANA Ltd
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Nancy Weiner Appointed Managing Director of VANA Ltd

VANA, Ltd., based in Lake Grove, NY, has announced that Nancy Weiner has been named Managing Director. Nancy had been the Marketing and Operations Manager for VANA, appointed to the position by the late Stephen DeFuria, along with the ownership group at VANA. She brings a wealth of high-performance audio industry experience to her new role with the organization - a distributor of class-leading European products to US market.
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Primacoustic Reorganizes In-House Sales Team For North America
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Primacoustic Reorganizes In-House Sales Team For North America

Primacoustic (a division of Radial Engineering Ltd.) announced that it has restructured its in-house custom install and AV contractor sales team. The changes are designed to better address the growing market for acoustic materials, while adding the additional responsibilities of two other Radial brands, Hafler and Jensen Transformers, to the sales team's tasks.
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CODA Audio USA Appoints Michael Creason as Technical Director
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CODA Audio USA Appoints Michael Creason as Technical Director

CODA Audio USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CODA Audio GmbH, will be officially introduced at this year's InfoComm show in Orlando. Headquartered in California and headed up by Managing Director Luke Jenks, the German company has meanwhile announced the appointment of Michael Creason to the position of Technical Director for its newly created United States subsidiary. Creason is a highly skilled audio practitioner, with an extensive experience in the professional audio industry.
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Sennheiser Appoints Pete Ogley as Chief Operating Officer Consumer Electronics
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Sennheiser Appoints Pete Ogley as Chief Operating Officer Consumer Electronics

Sennheiser has appointed Pete Ogley as Chief Operating Officer for the Consumer Electronics Division. With extensive experience in consumer electronics and the audio business, Pete Ogley joins Sennheiser following a two-decade career at Bose Corporation. He will be based in Wedemark, Germany, and joins the Executive Management Board, reporting to Sennheiser co-CEOs Daniel and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser.
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Electrocompaniet Signals New Expansion Stage with Appointment of New CEO at US Subsidiary
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Electrocompaniet Signals New Expansion Stage with Appointment of New CEO at US Subsidiary

Electrocompaniet AS announced that Peter Wellikoff has been appointed as CEO for Electrocompaniet Inc., the US subsidiary of the famous Norwegian company, as of the 1st of May 2017. Peter Wellikoff is a well-respected industry veteran with over 45 years of experience highlighted by 14 years as COO of the B&W Group, followed by six years as CEO of Meridian/Sooloos. He has numerous industry achievements and awards.
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Dirac Research Announces Appointments and New Investors to Accelerate Growth in VR/AR Applications and 3D Audio
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Dirac Research Announces Appointments and New Investors to Accelerate Growth in VR/AR Applications and 3D Audio

Investing further in the build-out of its senior management team, Dirac Research appointed Lars Isaksson as Business Director of Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality. The Swedish company also received extra support from new investors to, in part, accelerate its growth into the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality markets. One of those investors, Jörgen Lantto, also joined Dirac’s Board of Directors. Meanwhile, the company was awarded a research grant from the Swedish government.
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Ed Okorn Joins G.R.A.S Sound & Vibration as General Manager for North America
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Ed Okorn Joins G.R.A.S Sound & Vibration as General Manager for North America

G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration announced the appointment of Ed Okorn as General Manager for North America. The world-renowned manufacturer of high-quality measurement microphones and related acoustic equipment, based in Denmark, hopes to expand their market share in North America and strengthen business relationships with clients and technology partners in the region.
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