AVIXA today announced the election results for the 2021 AVIXA Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee.
Martin Saul, CEO of ICAP Global, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the board by AVIXA membership. AVIXA members also elected to the board Jatan Shah, executive VP, chief operating and technology officer at QSC; and Brad Sousa, CTO at AVI Systems.
In addition, the Leadership Search Committee (LSC) appointed Tobias Lang, CEO of LANG AG, and Alexandra Rosen, director of Venture Forward for GoDaddy, to AVIXA’s Board of Directors.
The committee also reappointed Cathryn Lai, senior VP and general manager of the U.S. for Scientific Games at Digital.
“AVIXA’s Board of Directors bring their diverse talent and perspectives from around the world to shape the vision of the association and pro AV industry at large,” said AVIXA CEO David Labuskes in the association announcement.
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“I’m excited to welcome our new board members who will enrich the conversations, strategies, and pathway forward,” he said.
In addition, AVIXA membership elected Althea Ricketts, associate VP of the operations, global marketing and sales division at Shure to serve on the Leadership Search Committee.
AVIXA board of directors chairman Jeff Day has made two additional appointments to the LSC: Flor Lopez, VP of marketing in Mexico and LATAM for ENCORE Event Technologies, and Bill Fons, executive VP of Promotion Technology Group.
“This group has the unique opportunity to recognize leadership qualities in people and help guide them into exciting professional roles,” said Labuskes, noting the LSC launched in 2008.
2021 AVIXA Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee Members
Here’s the full list of the 2021 AVIXA Board of Directors:
Leadership Search Committee Chairman: Jeff Day, North of 10 Advisors
Chairman: Jon Sidwick, Collabtech Group
Vice Chairwoman: Samantha (Sam) Phenix, Phenix Consulting
Secretary-Treasurer: Martin Saul, ICAP Global
Directors: Ian Harris at ihD; Alexis Bryant La Broi at VER; Cathryn Lai, Scientific Games, Digital; Tobias Lang, LANG AG; Alexandra Rosen, GoDaddy; Kay Sargent, HOK; Jatan Shah, QSC; and Brad Sousa, AVI Systems.
AVIXA thanks outgoing Leadership Search Committee chairman and former chairman of the AVIXA Board Joe Pham, QSC; and outgoing board members Victoria Dade of Sonic Foundry; Bharath Kumar of Kramer Electronics India; and Rodrigo Ordóñez of K2.
AVIXA also acknowledges and appreciates the contributions of outgoing LSC members Melody Craigmyle of Almo Pro AV; Gina Sansivero of AtlasIED; and Don Guzauckas of HB Live.
