For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
Media Contacts:
Jamie Antcliff
CEDIA
(317) 328-4336 x119
jantcliff@cedia.org
Holly Maenhout
CEDIA
(317) 328-4336 x154
hmaenhout@cedia.org
CEDIA Announces New Executive Committee
Ken Erdmann to fill role of chairman as
Utz Baldwin transitions to CEO position
INDIANAPOLIS (November 18, 2008)—The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced that Ken Erdmann will serve as chairman of the association’s executive committee, effective immediately. Erdmann has left his post as vice chairman to fill the role recently vacated by Utz Baldwin, who was announced Monday as CEDIA’s new CEO.
CEDIA’s Board of Directors voted on the new executive committee during its quarterly meeting at CEDIA’s Indianapolis headquarters. The measure will also install a new vice chairman, treasurer and secretary. CEDIA’s new volunteer leadership team is as follows:
2008 - 2009 Executive Committee:
Chairman
Ken Erdmann, Erdmann Electric, Inc. – Springville, Utah
Vice Chairman
Randy Vaughan, AE Systems Home Automation & Entertainment – Portsmouth, Va.
Treasurer
Randy Stearns, Engineered Environments – Alameda, Calif.
Secretary
Rich Green, Rich Green, Ink – Palo Alto, Calif.
Past Chairman
Ken Smith, Custom Electronics – South Portland, Maine
Board of Directors:
Federico Bausone – San Pedro Garza García - Nuevo León, Mexico
Buzz Delano – Delano Associates – San Clemente, Calif
Eric Lee – Integrated Control Experts, Inc. – Chicago, IL
Bill Skaer – Eric Grundelman, Inc. – Mesquite, TX
Randy Wilson – Wilson Home Theater Systems ~FM~ - Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Gordon van Zuiden – cyborManor- Los Gatos, Calif.
Jeff Zemanek – Lutron Electronics Co. - Coopersburg, Pa.
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s website at www.cedia.org.
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