Crown Promotes Bradford Benn

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Rob Hughes Oct 8 2008, 5:14pm

Former business development manager becomes director of applications engineering

Crown Audio has announced the promotion of Bradford Benn to director of application engineering. Reporting to vice president of marketing, Marc Kellom, Benn will be responsible for leading application engineering efforts in the US and internationally.

Prior to his promotion, Benn served as, focussing on the creation of sales tools and heavily involved in the evolution of System Architect and HiQnet. He began at Crown as a product integration manager and has served in other roles including director of product application support.

Before joining Crown, Benn was a senior design director at Soundelux Showorks, where he worked on the design, building, and installation process for audio, video and control systems for numerous different projects, ranging from retail space, themed restaurants, multi-million dollar theme park attractions, sporting venues, museums, and boardrooms.

In addition to his responsibilities at Crown, Benn serves as a co-instructor for the Syn-Aud-Con Digital training seminars, for which his dual-background in IT and audio will be an advantage. An AES Member who chaired a live sound panel at the AES convention in October 2008, Benn is also the Vice President of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America Foundation, which is dedicated to improving motorcycle riders’ safety, providing support for motorcycling and advancing the moto-lifestyle and its benefits.

“Brad’s wide range of experience in Crown, along with his background in sound engineering make him the ideal person for this position,” said Mark Graham, president of Crown Audio. “We look forward to seeing him work closely with our customers and distributors, helping advance their knowledge about the best system design practices and principles”

Commenting on his appointment, Benn added: “I’m honoured and excited to begin my new role. Crown is a market leader in amplifier production and I welcome the opportunity to take on an even bigger challenge to help in the integration of the different areas of Crown to better serve our growing customer base.”
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