Consumer Electronics Association Announces 2009 Board Of Indsutry Leaders

Executive Board and Industry Leaders Elected at CEA's Annual Member Meeting [The following is a release from the Consumer Electronics Association]

November 3, 2008

Leaders from across the diverse segments of the consumer electronics industry, including the first-ever retailer Chairman, will serve on the Board for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ®. CEA announced its Executive Board will be chaired by Gary Yacoubian, president and COO, MyerEmco Audio Video and Henry Chiarelli, president of DBL Distributing, LLC, will serve as vice chairman. “The 2009 Board of Industry Leaders serves as the conduit of our 2,200 member companies,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. “Their volunteer leadership helps protect our industry’s interests through one resounding voice. With a retailer and a distributor taking leadership roles on our Executive Board alongside our manufacturer members, CEA truly represents our entire industry.” Members of the Board of Industry Leaders are elected by CEA members. The Executive Board, which is elected by the Board of Industry Leaders, determines CEA policies, manages the association’s affairs and defines qualifications for membership. Pat Lavelle, president and CEO, Audiovox Corp., will remain on the Executive Board as the Immediate Past Chairman. New Executive Board members include Jim Bazet, president and CEO, Cobra Electronics; Randy Fry, president, Fry’s Electronics; Paul Sabbah, president, Stamford International; John Godfrey, vice president, government and public affairs, Samsung. Returning Executive Board members include Michael Mohr, president, Celluphone Inc.; Steve Caldero, senior vice president and COO, Ken Crane’s Home Entertainment; Loyd Ivey, chairman and CEO, Mitek Corp; Jay McLellan, president and CEO, Home Automation Inc. and Grant Russell, president, Kleen Concepts. Peter Lesser, president and CEO, X-10 USA Inc., remains CEA’s Industry Executive Advisor. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA, will serve on the Executive Board along with Glenda MacMullin, CEA, as treasurer and Karen Chupka, CEA, as secretary. New members elected to the Board of Industry Leaders include: Ilana Diamond, president and CEO, Sima Products; Rick Goricki, vice president sales-mobile, Plantronics Inc.; Bruce Borenstein, executive vice president, sales, The Neat Company; Tom Cumberland, vice president, research and development, Axiom Audio Ltd.; David Epstein, president, Sound Solutions; Noel Lee, “head monster,” Monster Cable Products Inc.; Peter Fannon, vice president, technology policy, government and regulation, Panasonic; Cat Fowler, vice president marketing, inside sales and customer services, ELAN Home Systems LLC, Sunfire and Home Logic; Rachelle Friedman, co-CEO, J&R Music and Computer World; Jim Hamilton, CEO, PowerMat, LLC; Steven Howcott, general manager, JVC Company of America; Charles Mauzy; Daniel Pidgeon, chairman, Starpower; David Rodarte, president and COO, NuVo Technologies LLC; George Stepancich, CEO, GoldLantern, LLC; Ken Wirt, vice president, consumer marketing, Cisco Systems; Steve Witt, vice president of marketing, Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

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