Simon
Spears has been promoted to the position of International Sales Director at The
AVC Group, effective immediately, according to an announcement made today by
AVC Group President Mark Terry. Spears
is now responsible for sales of all five brands of The AVC Group (ELAN®,
Niles®, Xantech®, Sunfire®, and ATON®) everywhere outside of North America.
“Simon
Spears has the experience, skills, and demonstrated track record of success
that will help us to achieve our long-term sales objectives in every major
region of the world,” Terry said today.
“In his previous position as International Sales Director — Rest of
World, Simon contributed greatly to our sales growth in the Middle East,
Africa, South America, and Australia. I
am confident he will do the same great job in Europe and Asia.”
Reporting
directly to Mark Terry, Spears will work closely with The AVC Group’s two other
international sales managers, Conrad Gonthier in Europe and Claude Sabourin in
Asia, to develop and implement integrated sales and market development program
that support all five brands of The AVC Group.
“I
am honored to have the opportunity to put my experience directly to work for
these great brands in every part of the world,” Spears said today. “We have accomplished a great deal in a very
short time, but much work remains to be done.
We now have a consolidated distributor network in place that is ready to
deliver the kind of sales results the brands deserve and I am going to see to
it that all our distributors have the right programs and incentives needed to
generate solidly strong sales for all of our brands.”
Before
joining The AVC Group in January 2011, Simon Spears served for five years as
the International Sales Manager of Niles Audio.
From 1995 until 2005 he was President of SJS Consultancy based in
London, England. Prior to this he served
as Operations Manager of CEDIA UK from 1996 through 2001. From 1990 through 1995 he was Head of the
Consumer Products Division of Harman International UK. Other industry experience includes senior
international sales management positions at both Acoustic Research and Mission
Electronics. Simon Spears studied
business at the University of Hertfordshire in England from 1974 — 1977.
About The AVC Group, LLC:
Headquartered in
Carlsbad, California, The AVC Group, LLC is a portfolio of pre-eminent
manufacturers and marketers of state-of-the-art consumer and commercial audio,
video, and control system solutions. The
Group is comprised of the following industry leading brands: ELAN®
Home Systems, Niles®
Audio, Xantech®, Sunfire®,
and ATON®.
The AVC Group, LLC is a
subsidiary of Nortek, Inc. and is part of Nortek’s Home Technology Group, an over-arching
designation for a segment of home electronics companies that includes
manufacturers producing nationally-recognized brands in categories such as
stereo and home theater speakers, distributed audio and video systems, lighting
controls, structured wiring systems, residential and commercial security and
access control equipment, and Internet connected media products. Nortek is headquartered in Providence, RI and
is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of innovative, branded residential
and commercial ventilation, HVAC, and home technology convenience and security
products.
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