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EAW Appoints Legendary Audio Engineer John Mills as Senior Applications Engineer
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EAW Appoints Legendary Audio Engineer John Mills as Senior Applications Engineer

Eastern Acoustic Works continues to announce changes following its move away from Loud and becoming part of RCF Group, and the company now announces that John Mills has joined the company as a Senior Applications Engineer. A 25-year industry veteran, Mills most recently served as vice president of Nashville's Morris Light & Sound, where he worked for the past eight years.
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EAW Cofounder Ken Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future
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EAW Cofounder Ken Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future

Having celebrated its 40th birthday in 2018, Eastern Acoustic Works gave itself a special birthday present, convincing EAW cofounder and former Vice President of Strategic Engineering Kenton Forsythe to rejoin the company. Under the ownership of RCF Group, Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) operates independently and continues to manufacture and assemble all built-to-order and higher-end products at its headquarters in Whitinsville, MA, USA.
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Mark Ureda Joins LOUD Board of Directors
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Mark Ureda Joins LOUD Board of Directors

LOUD Audio, LLC, a property of Transom Capital Group, announced the addition of Mark Ureda to its Board of Directors. Ureda retired from Harman Professional in 2018, where he was Senior Vice President, Products and Technology. He joined Harman in 2010 as president of JBL Professional and also served Harman Pro as CTO and VP, Strategy. LOUD Audio is now focusing its strategy on the pro audio and MI market segments with Mackie, Tapco, Crate and Blackheart brands.
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Audio Engineering Society Appoints Colleen Harper as Executive Director
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Audio Engineering Society Appoints Colleen Harper as Executive Director

The Audio Engineering Society announced the appointment of Colleen Harper as the Society’s Executive Director, effective January 21, 2019. Harper takes the position from Bob Moses, who decided to step down as the AES executive director after six and a half years in the role. “With the addition of Colleen’s proven record of leadership, we expect 2019 to be a banner year for the Society,” stated AES President Nadja Wallaszkovits.
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Dirac Research Appoints Armin Prommersberger as Company’s Chief Technology Officer
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Dirac Research Appoints Armin Prommersberger as Company’s Chief Technology Officer

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac Research announced the appointment of Armin Prommersberger to serve as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Armin joins Dirac from Harman International, a Samsung division, where he has held several senior management positions, most recently as Senior Vice President of Research & Development for its Professional Solutions Division. Prior to this, he served as SVP of Technology of the Harman Lifestyle Audio division and VP & General Manager of Harman’s Automotive Audio business in Europe.
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Pascal Expands Management Structure with New Board of Directors Appointments
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Pascal Expands Management Structure with New Board of Directors Appointments

Pascal has appointed two new members to its board of directors, including audio industry veteran Lars Dige Knudsen as new chairman, which in turn also brought Villads Thomsen to the board. The appointments signal the start of a strengthening of the company’s management structure, as it positions itself to achieve continued high rates of growth, as an industry-leading OEM manufacturer of high-power amplifier modules for the professional audio industry.
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Dirac Research Appoints Lars Carlsson General Manager of Automotive Audio
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Dirac Research Appoints Lars Carlsson General Manager of Automotive Audio

Underscoring the on-going dramatic growth of its High Performance Audio business unit under the leadership of Niklas Thorin, Dirac Research announced the appointment of Lars Carlsson as General Manager of Automotive Audio, a new business unit that was previously contained within High Performance Audio. Lars joins Dirac with more than 25-years of experience in product engineering for the transportation industry.
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Dirac Research Appoints Peter Cedmer to Head of Product Management XR Audio
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Dirac Research Appoints Peter Cedmer to Head of Product Management XR Audio

Continuing the expansion of its XR Business Unit, Dirac Research announced the appointment of Peter Cedmer as Head of Product Management, XR Audio. The former Chief Technology Officer of Jays Headphones brings years of audio experience and a valuable consumer perspective to the company’s young and fast-growing XR business unit. Peter will be responsible for managing the company’s current XR product portfolio and developing future product roadmaps.
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Control4 Names Charlie Kindel as Senior Vice President of Products & Services
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Control4 Names Charlie Kindel as Senior Vice President of Products & Services

Global provider of smart home solutions Control4 Corporation announced the appointment of consumer-experience, product, and platform leader Charlie Kindel as Senior Vice President of Products & Services. The accomplished customer-centric product and platform executive will lead Control4's next wave of smart home solutions.
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Vesper Expands Engineering Team with Audio Expert Julian Aschieri
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Vesper Expands Engineering Team with Audio Expert Julian Aschieri

Vesper, the developer of advanced piezoelectric sensors and piezoelectric MEMS pioneer, announced Julian Aschieri as VP, ASIC Engineering. Aschieri brings extensive experience designing audio and power management solutions as well as developing global engineering teams to the startup. Based in Boston, his new role will help expand Vesper's product line, creating new advanced ASIC designs. He is the startup's first hire since its Series B funding round in May 2018.
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