AuraSound Announces Changes to Executive Team
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AuraSound, Inc. (OTC BB: ARUZ.OB) today announced several additions and changes to the company's executive team.
Mr. Andreas Morr has joined the company as Vice President of Operations effective immediately. Mr. Morr has 19 years international experience building value for Fortune 500 companies in the consumer products market segment, and has held global senior operations and manufacturing positions at Nokia, Flextronics, and Tyco Electronics. In a related announcement Mr. Henry Cheng has been named Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Cheng was previously AuraSound Vice President of Operations, and has extensive engineering leadership experience including as Senior Engineering Director at Flextronics.
Mr. Randy Waynick has been named Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Waynick has 27 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry, with a consistent track record of creating strategies, forming alliances, and growing sales & profits. He joined AuraSound in September 2011 as Vice President of Consumer Products, and previously held senior executive positions at Sony and VIZIO. In a related announcement Mr. Pete Andreyev has been named Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales and will continue to serve on AuraSound's Board of Directors.
"Today's executive appointments are a continuation of our commitment over the past 18 months to build a world-class AuraSound executive team," stated Mr. Harald Weisshaupt, AuraSound CEO and President. "The demand for our products continues to increase across all product segments, and Andreas will ensure that we optimize our sales revenue by maximizing our production including at our new factory in Wuhan, China. He will also lead our ongoing manufacturing and logistic cost reduction activities, key for us to continue to be profitable. Randy will play an equally critical role in enabling us to broaden our customer base, build our own brand, and increase our global sales revenue and profit. He has already enabled our company to engage with several new and well known potential strategic customers. I am very excited to have Henry and Pete continue their significant contributions to AuraSound as they move to their new roles. Continuing to introduce new industry leading products quickly and growing our Asia Pacific business, especially in Greater China, are AuraSound strategic focus areas. I am confident that our new executive team will provide the leadership to enable us to achieve our business goals and ensure a strong future for AuraSound."
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About AuraSound, Inc.
AuraSound has 25 years of experience specializing in the design and manufacturing of very high-end speakers, consistently providing people with an optimal audio experience. AuraSound's broad range of products include TV soundbars, high-quality drivers for TV's, and state-of-the art subwoofers and tactile transducers for the professional and specialty audio markets. AuraSound's products are based on patented and proprietary NRT® Drivers, Bass Shakers, Line Source tweeters and more. With their 2010 acquisition of ASI Audiotechnologies, they added new customers, additional proprietary transducer technology, application specific amplifier designs and award winning ID designs. For more information visit the company website at www.aurasound.com.
Contact:
Pete Andreyev
Executive Vice President
AuraSound, Inc.
+ 852 6194 8333
+ 86 156 2607 8084
[email protected]
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