Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on November 27 and since been updated as of January 3,2024.
The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA) announced the election results for the 2024 AVIXA Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee (LSC).
Following the unexpected passing of Brad Sousa, AVI Systems CTO, on November 8, 2023, Tobias Lang, CEO of LANG AG, has been chosen to fill the Secretary-Treasurer role for the AVIXA Board of Directors. Prior to his untimely death, Sousa had been elected to this position.
AVIXA members have elected to the board: Kaushik Mukhopadhyay, CTS, managing director and CEO, AVID, and Christian Carrero, managing director, prodyTel GmbH.
The Leadership Search Committee appointed the following individuals to AVIXA’s Board of Directors:
- Laila Hede Jensen, global group chief business expansion officer, ZetaDisplay
- Gale Moutrey, global vice president, brand + workplace innovation, Steelcase,
- Mradul Sharma, founder and managing director, 3CDN Workplace Tech (reappointed to BOD)
2024 AVIXA Leadership Search Committee Members
Michael Bridwell, vice president, commercial sales, Sonance, has been elected by AVIXA members to the Leadership Search Committee. In addition, Martin Saul, chair of the board of directors, has appointed Pedro Valletta, CEO, interproAV, and Juan José Vila, CSO, Equipson, to the Leadership Search Committee.
2024 AVIXA Board of Directors
A complete listing of the 2024 AVIXA Board of Directors appears below:
- LSC Chair: Martin Saul, ICAP Global
- Chair of the Board of Directors: Cathryn Lai, OpenBet
- Vice Chair: Jatan Shah, QSC
- Secretary-Treasurer: Tobias Lang
- Directors: Christian Carrero, prodyTel GmbH; Dorothy Di Stefano, Molten Immersive Art; Nyere Hollingsworth, Grainger; Laila Hede Jensen, ZetaDisplay; Gale Moutrey, Steelcase; Kaushik Mukhopadhyay, AVID; Mradul Sharma, 3CDN Workplace Tech; and Bren Walker, Kirkegaard.
“AVIXA’s Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee continue to be honored with such knowledgeable and experienced leaders from different areas of our industry and regions around the world,” David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, RCDD, CEO of AVIXA, says. “Their unique perspectives will help drive the association’s mission to act as a catalyst for market growth and a hub for the AV industry. We’re looking forward to an exciting 2024 of unbounded potential.”
AVIXA thanks outgoing Leadership Search Committee Chair and former Chair of the AVIXA Board Sam Phenix, Phenix Consulting, as well as outgoing Board members Michelle Grabel-Komar, Full Compass Systems, Tze Tze Lam, Electro-Acoustics Systems Pte Ltd., and Dena Lowery, Opus Agency.
AVIXA also acknowledges and appreciates the contributions of outgoing LSC members Sharath Abraham, CTS, Jabra; Christian Orcin, d&b audiotechnik Iberia; and Althea Ricketts, Shure Inc.
