NORTHRIDGE, CA
- AUGUST 29, 2001 - JBL Professional President Michael MacDonald has
announced the appointment of two Vice Presidents of Sales for the
company's worldwide sales efforts and a new Vice President of Manufacturing
Operations. Doug Daniel and Tom Weeber have been promoted to Vice
President of International Sales and Vice President of U.S. Sales,
respectively. Jeffery Groenke has been named Vice President, Operations
at the company's Northridge, CA headquarters.
"To fill the open position of the Vice President of Sales, I
am pleased to announce the promotion of Doug Daniel and Tom Weeber
to Vice President of International Sales and Vice President of U.S.
Sales respectively. These highly qualified individuals have made huge
contributions to JBL Pro in the past and will provide a solid base
for moving forward with sales," announced MacDonald. "In addition,
we are pleased to announce that Jeffery Groenke has joined JBL Professional
as our new Vice President of Manufacturing Operations."
Doug Daniel has been with JBL Professional since 1992 in the position
of Director of European Sales. He is a seasoned industry veteran who
has contributed tremendously to the success of JBL Pro in the UK,
and now brings his experience to the entire international sales team.
"I am delighted to be appointed VP of International Sales and lead
a sales and distribution team that will be putting an even greater
investment of time and resource into making JBL Pro products available
to yet more customers worldwide," stated Daniel.
Weeber has been with the JBL sales department since 1993, where he
started as Regional Manager and later promoted to Senior Director
of U.S. Sales. Tom brings to his new position a wealth of experience
in the industry both inside and outside of JBL Professional with 25
years of pro audio sales experience, including 12 with Yamaha Corporation
of America. "We have an excellent, veteran sales team in the US and
I am very pleased to have this opportunity to work even closer with
JBL's representatives, retailers, and contractors to support their
needs," explained Weeber.
"JBL has both a long history of manufacturing the world's best loudspeaker
systems and some of the most innovative new products I've ever seen.
It's a great company and I'm excited to be part of the team," stated
Groenke. Prior to JBL, Groenke was General Manager and Engineering
Manager of Axiohm Transaction solutions and has also been an engineer
for Hewlett Packard.
Headquartered in Northridge, California, JBL Professional is the world's
leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of professional loudspeakers
for recording and broadcast, musician, cinema, touring sound, commercial
sound and contracting applications. JBL Professional is part of the
Harman International network of professional and consumer audio companies.
For complete product and company information, go to the JBL Pro website
at www.jblpro.com.
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