TWICE People By Staff - 06/04/2007
Kunihiko Sato, senior managing director, will assume the duties of president and representative director of Victor Company of Japan (JVC) on June 27, subject to the approval of the company's board at the annual meeting that day. He replaces Masahiko Terada, who will assume the post of special senior corporate advisor .
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P.C. Richard Earns Top Monster Award By John Laposky - 01/10/2007
Las Vegas — Monster Cable honored its most prolific retailers at the annual “Most Monsterous” awards ceremony Tuesday at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. The top U.S. honor, the Gold Award, went to New York metro chain P.C. Richard & Son.
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Baxter Named New Samsung EVP By Greg Tarr - 12/26/2006
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung Electronics America has named 10-year Sony executive Tim Baxter the new Consumer Electronics Division (CED) sales and marketing executive VP, replacing Peter Weedfald, who left the company last summer to join Circuit City.
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Bruce Jacobs, CE Publisher, Dead At 60 By Staff - 12/04/2006
Phoenix, Ariz. — Bruce Jacobs, 60, a long-time publishing executive presence in the consumer electronics industry and publisher of Custom Retailer and E-Gear magazines, died on Nov. 29 after a brief battle with cancer. Jacobs began his career in consumer electronics publishing in 1988 with AudioVideo International, where he served as associate publisher for 14 years.
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Warren Communications Founder Dies at 86 By Staff - 12/04/2006
Washington — Albert Warren, 86, long-time owner, editor and publisher of a group of trade newsletters covering the television and telecommunications industries, including Consumer Electronics Daily and TV Digest, died Sunday of a stroke at his home here. Warren was the founder and former owner of Warren Communications News, which has published flagship newsletters including th...
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Sanduski Joins HP's DTV Unit By Greg Tarr - 12/04/2006
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Jim Sanduski, the recently named senior VP of sales for Samsung's consumer electronics products, joins Hewlett-Packard today, in the newly created position of digital television solutions business unit VP. Samsung has not yet named a successor. Sanduski will report to John Orcutt, who was named to the newly created position of managed home business unit V...
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Bruce Jacobs, CE Publisher, Dead At 60 12/01/2006
Phoenix, Ariz. - Bruce Jacobs, 60, a long-time publishing executive presence in the consumer electronics industry and publisher of Custom Retailer and E-Gear magazines, died on Nov. 29 after a brief battle with cancer.
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Tretton To Head Sony Computer Entertainment In U.S. By Steve Smith - 11/30/2006
Foster City, Calif. — Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has named Jack Tretton president and CEO for the company, replacing Kaz Hirai who will be appointed president and group COO for SCEA parent company, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) in Tokyo, effective Dec. 1.
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Targus Taps Hoopis For CEO Slot By John Laposky - 11/06/2006
Anaheim, Calif. — Targus Group International has named Michael Hoopis CEO. Hoopis joined Targus from Water Pik, where he was president/CEO for the past seven years. He was responsible for overseeing the spin-off and transition of Water Pik from a segment of Allegheny Teledyne to a public company in 1999.
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Amazon.com Names New CE Head by Alan Wolf - 11/03/2006
Seattle — Amazon.com hired Paul Ryder to lead its CE business as VP of its electronics store.
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Bob Perry Leaves LG By Steve Smith - 11/01/2006
Orlando, Fla. – Bob Perry, sales VP for consumer electronics at LG Electronics, has left the company to “pursue other interests,” the company reported Wednesday.
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Ex-Amazon Exec Sadowski Joins D&M By Steve Smith - 11/01/2006 Mahwah, N.J. – Frank Sadowski, a five-year Amazon.com veteran who left the online retailer in October (Sadowski Leaving Amazon.com), has joined D&M Holdings as executive VP of business development, a new position.More
CEO Glasgow Touts Sony's Consumer Focus By Steve Smith - 10/23/2006
New York — Stan Glasgow, president/CEO of Sony Electronics, delivered a keynote address at the DigitalLife show at the Javits Center here, providing an overview of the company's “consumer-centric” strategy by highlighting its new handheld and home products. Many of the products Glasgow mentioned were described as being “unique products .
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Targus Taps Hoopis For CEO Slot By John Laposky - 10/20/2006
Anaheim, Calif. — Targus Group International announced today that Michael Hoopis will become CEO, effective Monday.
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