HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. —
VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) announced its Board of Directors nominated Stan Glasgow, former Chairman of Sony Electronics Inc. for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held in July 2013. If elected, Mr. Glasgow is expected to serve on the Audit and Compensation committees.
Mr. Glasgow has over 40 years of global consumer electronics, display technology and computer industry-related experience. He worked for Sony Electronics from 2001 to 2012 including two years as Chairman, and four years as President, and last served as Senior Advisor to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group of Sony Corporation of America.
Mr. Glasgow has also held various management, sales, engineering and manufacturing positions at GTE Corporation and BorgWarner, Inc., including managing the television and stereo manufacturing facilities for GTE Sylvania in Asia.
Mr. Glasgow has served as a Member of the Executive Board of the Consumer Electronics Association. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego and is a Director of the San Diego Telecom Council.
Voxx Chairman John Shalam said, “We first met Stan several years ago when he was serving on the Executive Board of the CEA. He is a proven and respected leader in the consumer electronics industry, and both I and the VOXX International Board of Directors believe he will be a tremendous addition to our organization.”
Shalam continued, “I would also like to thank Philip Christopher and Dennis McManus for their invaluable council and leadership and wish them nothing but continued success. Both played a large role in shaping our strategic direction throughout the years…”
Edited by CEoutlook
