"Giorgio has undoubtedly driven Outline's success on a worldwide scale during his 47 year-long tenure – which is why it wasn't exactly easy to find a suitable candidate to replace him," says Michele Noselli, majority shareholding partner together with his brother Stefano. "It explains how we came to appoint not one, but two younger guys, as a team, in order to keep up with Giorgio's own pace, willing to grow Outline to lead tomorrow's technological challenge," adds Stefano Noselli.
Founded in 1973 by Guido Noselli, Outline is one of the global pro-audio industry’s leading companies. Headquartered in Brescia, Italy, Outline develops, engineers and manufactures world-class large, medium and small format loudspeaker systems as well as innovative FPGA-based processors, precision measurement equipment and related technologies. Since its inception the company has maintained a policy of manufacturing and sourcing its products (many of which are patented) exclusively in Italy, a decision that continues to deliver the manufacturing quality and consistency its customers have come to expect.
Fernando Rey Méndez, the insider specialist who had joined Outline as sales engineer at the end of 2016, has been now appointed as Director of Sales. Fernando Rey Méndez added to his tasks that of Outline Newton's Business Development Manager, and that of Sales Manager for Outline's Test & Measurement Instruments division. A native of Buenos Aires, in Italy since his early teens, Fernando forged his professional sound engineering skills with Italian musical theatre company Compagnia della Rancia, thereafter serving as startup - and commissioning engineer in the integration market for naval specialists Wärtsilä, Seastema and Videlio-HMS.
Industry-veteran Daniele Tebaldi will now lead Outline as General Manager, following the collaboration that started between them at the beginning of 2022. Daniele cut his teeth as a sound engineer already in mid '80s, developing a keen ear to jazz and classical music after touring at FOH mix for Paolo Conte, then adding to his professional career that of technical journalist and copywriter, prior to lecturing in audio engineering classes, before a 25-year stint at the helm of German manufacturer d&b audiotechnik's Italian subsidiary.
"There's a great opportunity beyond, and a hard lesson to be learned from, the changes that the world went through, in the aftermath of the 2020 COVID pandemic," continues Stefano Noselli. "My senior brother Michele and myself reacted with a strong determination to pursue change in our business, which has to date pretty much remained the same family-owned, family-driven small company that our late father Guido started in 1973."
"Celebrating Outline's 50th anniversary this year, seems like the perfect occasion to up the ante, by renewing our commitment to a brighter, stronger Outline for the years to come – turning change into a most powerful advocate. This isn't a farewell to Giorgio, as he remains a shareholding partner within Outline's board, though nonetheless this feels like the right picture, in which to frame our 'thank you, Giorgio!' for his relentless drive of Outline's business," adds Michele Noselli.
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