ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM – formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® – the nation’s preeminent trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies, today announced the election of its 2016 Executive Board and Board of Industry Leaders (BIL). These distinguished groups of top industry executives meet throughout the year to discuss important issues facing the industry, share visions and propose solutions.
“We are proud to have such a highly respected group of top executives from leading consumer technology companies serving in our leadership,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association. “As our industry continues to expand and drive innovation, we will look to these leaders to provide valuable input to our organization as we continue our mission to grow the industry.”
CTA announced the 17 new members of the association’s BIL and Executive Board at the CTA Innovate! conference in New York City. Daniel Pidgeon, chairman, Starpower; and David Hagan, president and CEO, Boingo Wireless; will continue to serve on the Executive Board as chair and vice chair, respectively. Jay McLellan, vice president, Leviton Security and Automation, and Pat Lavelle, president and CEO, VOXX International, also remain on the Executive Board as past chair and Industry Executive Advisor, respectively. David Inns, CEO, GreatCall was newly elected to the CTA Executive Board as Division Executive Board Vice Chair.
Previously elected CTA Executive Board members who will continue to serve include Michael Fasulo, president and COO, Sony Electronics, Inc.; Ron Freeman, CEO, AAMP Global; Randy Fry, president, Fry’s Electronics; Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO, Gibson; Mike Mohan, chief merchandising officer, Best Buy; Eliott Peck, SVP imaging technologies and communications group and chairman and CEO, Canon Information Technology, Canon; John Penney, chief strategy officer, Starz; and Sally Washlow, president, Cedar Electronics.
CTA’s Gary Shapiro continues to serve as CEO and President; Glenda MacMullin, COO and CFO, as Treasurer; Karen Chupka, senior vice president, CES and corporate business strategy as secretary; and Jacqueline Black, manager, office of the president, as assistant secretary.
“Our organization is fortunate to have such a dedicated team with an extremely diverse breadth of knowledge and experience serving on our Executive Board,” said Shapiro. “Together, this group serves the critical role of shaping the strategic direction for our association and our industry while providing oversight of the services and programs we offer our membership including our flagship event, CES.”
CTA also announced the election of its new BIL. The BIL serves CTA and its Executive Board in an advisory role, helping to set public policy positions and priorities for association activities. New members of CTA’s BIL include:
Terms through December 31, 2016
- Neal Bobrick, President, Monster
- Laura Orvidas, Vice President, Consumer Electronics, Amazon
Terms through December 31, 2018
- Itai Ben-gal, CEO, iRule
- John Bosch, President and CEO, NXE
- Scott Burnett, Managing Director, Global Consumer Electronics Industry, IBM
- Dr. Matthew Diamond, Medical Director, Misfit, Inc.
- Mike Dunn, President, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Worldwide
- Denise Gibson, Co-Founder and Chairman, Ice Mobility
- Eric Hsia, Venture Partner / Senior Adviser, TransLink Capital
- Bridget Karlin, Managing Director, Intel Corporation
- Jim Malcolm, President, Ricoh Imaging America Corporation
- Dr. Jim Mault, VP & Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life
- Henry Muyshondt, Executive Director, MOST Cooperation and Senior Manager, Microchip Technology
- Paul Sabbah, President, Stamford International
- Jake Sigal, Founder and CEO, Tome
- Steve Tiffen, President and CEO, The Tiffen Company
CTA members who are continuing their service on the BIL in 2016 are as follows:
- Julie Bauer, President, Panasonic Consumer North America & Global Panasonic Digital
- Craig Birmingham, VP & GM CE, Retail, & eCommerce Reseller Channels, Ingram Micro Consumer Electronics
- Eric Bodley, Future Ready Solutions
- Jeff Bradley, SVP, Devices, AT&T
- Jim Buzckowski, Henry Ford Technical Fellow & Director, EE Systems, Ford
- Henry Chiarelli, Executive VP, Industry Relations, Gibson Brands
- Kristin Cook, Managing Director, BDS Marketing
- Andy Fathollahi, Founder and CEO, Incipio
- Bob Fields, President & CEO, EXOS Systems, Inc.
- Dan Fulmer, CEO, FulTech Solutions
- Rick Goricki, Vice President Sales - Mobile, Plantronics
- Joellyn Gray, Director, Marketing and Imaging Division, Fujifilm North America Corp.
- Ximena Hartsock, Co-Founder, Phone2Action
- Robert Heiblim, Principal, BlueSalve Consulting and Interim Management
- Russ Johnston, EVP, Marketing, Product Planning & Corporate Communications, Pioneer Americas, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
- David Keller, VP Sales-North American, Vantage Controls
- Mara Lewis, CEO and Co-Founder, Stopped.at
- Ken Lowe, Co-Founder and Vice President, Vizio
- Carl Mathews, Senior Director of Mobile Merchandising, Crutchfield Corp.
- Enrique Muyshondt, President, DesktopFab Inc
- Mike O’Neal, President, Linear LLC
- Derek Pace, Owner, Certified Sounds
- Eliott Peck, SVP, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group and Chairman and CEO, Canon Information and Technology Services, Inc., Canon USA, Inc.
- Larry Richenstein, Peak Ventures
- John Penney, Chief Strategy Officer, Starz
- Michael Pope, President, Audio Video Interiors
- Carmichael Roberts, Chairman and Co-Founder, MC10
- Woody Scal, Chief Revenue Officer, Fitbit
- John Shalam, Chairman and Founder, VOXX International
- Jack Sheng, Co-Founder & CEO, eForCity Corp
- Eric Smith, Reardon Advisors
- Sean Stapleton, President and CEO, Warrantech Corp
- Joseph Stinziano, Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Division, Samsung Electronics America Inc.
- Robert Struble, President and CEO, iBiquity Digital Corp.
- Fred Towns, President, New Age Electronics
- Skip West, President, MAXSA Innovations
- Gary Yacoubian, President and Managing Partner, Specialty Technologies/SVS
- Walt Zerbe, Product Manager, Legrand
About CTA:
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, is the trade association representing the $285 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s best known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s industry services.
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