Mackie Designs Appoints James Engen CEO and President.Business, High Tech and Entertainment Editors WOODINVILLE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2000 James T. Engen, formerly chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Mackie Designs Inc., (Nasdaq:MKIE) has been named chief executive officer and president by Mackie's board of directors. Engen has also been appointed to the company's board of directors. Greg Mackie Gregory Alan "Greg" Mackie (OAM) is a South Australian who has worked to promote the arts in South Australia, and since 2004 been Executive Director of Arts SA. He was a councilor with the Adelaide City Council from 2000-03 and unsuccessfully stood for Lord Mayor in 2003. , the company's founder and chairman commented, "The Mackie board of directors strongly supports the effort and progress that Jamie has made on behalf of our company as our chief operating officer over the last year. As COO, Jamie has proved himself capable of managing the day to day activities of the growing Mackie organization, at the same time proving himself capable of providing the leadership and strategic guidance that we require of a CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ." "I stepped down from the CEO role some time ago and my focus since that time has been on product concept and product development," Mackie added. "This appointment gives appropriate recognition to the leadership and direction he has provided the company. This appointment is a natural progression and one that we are proud to make on behalf of Jamie and the Mackie organization." "I am excited about this appointment and gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. for the confidence that the board has shown in me," Engen said. "We have a great team of people from around the world who are working very hard to make Mackie the preeminent professional audio company. I'm honored to have the opportunity to work for them as we continue our successful growth and strong performance." During the announcement of his promotion, Engen also took the opportunity to recognize four recently added key senior executives who he said are critical to ensuring the company's continued growth and performance. Mackie recently added Frank Loyko, Jr., as executive vice president of sales, Wyatt Hyora as executive vice president of manufacturing, Stace Rudd as vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , and Jim Thomas Jim Thomas may refer to:
Prior to becoming Mackie's COO a little more than a year ago, Engen was managing director of Radio Cine Forniture (RCF RCF Remote Call Forwarding RCF Residential Care Facility RCF Relative Centrifugal Force RCF Rolling Contact Fatigue RCF Refractory Ceramic Fiber RCF Revolving Credit Facility RCF Rock Characterisation Facility RCF Registration Confirm RCF Retained Cash Flow ) S.p.A., Mackie's wholly-owned Italian subsidiary which produces precision transducers, loudspeaker systems and professional audio contracting products. Prior to joining RCF in August 1998, Engen was a senior vice president at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mackie Designs is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of professional audio equipment. The company sells audio mixers, mixer systems, power amplifiers, and a complete range of professional loudspeaker products. Note: "Mackie" is a registered trademark of Mackie Designs Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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