Arlington, VA— The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a national trade association representing more than 2,000 consumer electronics and technology companies, announced the election by its members of its 2010 executive board.
“In this age of unprecedented innovation, CEA represents the entire technology supply chain, from device to content, and from platform to sale and installation,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “With the chief executives of Best Buy and Sony Electronics now in our leadership as well as executives from home automation, wireless, broadband, gaming and other technology sectors, we are well positioned for the future. Our members have elected a board of volunteer leaders that truly represents the broadest possible cross section of the technology sector.”
The newly elected members of CEA’s executive board, chosen by CEA’s members at the CEA Industry Forum event in Phoenix, Arizona, include: Brian Dunn, CEO, Best Buy; Denise Gibson, chairman, Brightstar U.S.; Stan Glasgow, president and COO, Sony Electronics; Ian Hendler, director, business development, Leviton Manufacturing Co.; and Mark Luden, president and CEO, The Guitammer Company.
Gary Yacoubian, vice president, strategic development for Monster Cable Products, continues to serve as chairman of the CEA executive board, and Randy Fry, president of Fry’s Electronics, serves as vice-chair. Pat Lavelle, president and CEO, Audiovox, remains on the executive board as the immediate past chairman.
Previously elected CEA executive board members who will continue their service include: Jim Bazet, chairman and CEO, Cobra Electronics; John Godfrey, vice president, government and public affairs, Samsung; Loyd Ivey, chairman and CEO, MiTek Corp.; Jay McLellan, president and CEO, Home Automation; and Peter Lesser, president and CEO, X-10 (USA).
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA, serves on the executive board along with Glenda MacMullin, CEA, as treasurer and Karen Chupka, CEA, as secretary.
CEA also announced the election of new members to the CEA Board of Industry Leaders, which serves an advisory role to CEA and its executive board in setting priorities for association activities and taking positions on important public policy issues. “The Board of Industry Leaders (BIL) is comprised of the luminaries of our industry who encompass the collective wisdom of the technology sector,” said Shapiro.
New members of CEA’s Board of Industry Leaders include: Jay Buchanan, electronics division director/GMM, Nebraska Furniture Mart; Bryan Burns, vice president, strategic business planning and development, ESPN; Lee Cheng, general counsel, Newegg; Kathy Gornik, president, Thiel Audio; David Hagan, president and CEO, Boingo; Dr. Paul Liao, president and CEO, CableLabs; Henry Muyshondt, senior director, business development, SMSC; Luis Pineda, senior vice president, Qualcomm; and Doug Solomon, CTO, IDEO.