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CEDIA UK Announces New Board (23/11/2004)

As part of its recent Annual General Meeting, CEDIA UK (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) announced the composition of its new Board, following a membership nomination and election process.

The new Board is headed by Chairman, David Hyman of Discrete Architectural Electronics, who previously held the Board post of Vice Chairman. As CEDIA continues its focus on maintaining high standards within the custom installation industry, David will also hold a key education and training post of Chair of Certification within the organization.

"I am delighted and honoured to take up the Chairmanship of CEDIA at this time" says David. As the custom installation sector continues to expand at a rapid rate, all new CEDIA Board members are determined to build on the excellent work of their predecessors. We aim to continue our investment in the key areas of membership, education and promotion to help ensure the development of a strong, professional and profitable custom installation industry for all CEDIA members".

Also, serving for a two year period on the new Board (unless otherwise stated) are the following CEDIA members who have all been assigned specific responsibilities and development tasks:

Simon Williams (Olive): Vice Chairman; Company Secretary; Membership Committee Chair; Ethics Chair
Robin Courtenay (SMC): Marketing Chair
Dean Gillings (Flamingbox): Membership Committee, (Non UK Members Liaison)
Paul Helliar (D&T Electronics): Education Committee
Steve Martin (Martin Kleiser): Education Committee Chair
James Ratcliffe (Tru Fi): Expo Committee
Stuart Tickle (AWE Europe): Treasurer; Manufacturers Council Chair (currently, serving as distributor representative with one year left to serve)
Robin van Meeuwen (Crestron): Expo Committee Chair (currently, serving as manufacturer representative with one year left to serve)
Stephen Gough (Hometech Integration) will continue to serve as an active member of the Board for a further two years as Immediate Past Chairman.

All Board members will also be allocated specific projects throughout the year. CEDIA UK would like to thank all outgoing board members for their hard work, commitment and dedication to the organisation's work and the development of the custom installation industry; Andy Baker (Audiocom), Robert Hallam (InControl), Steve Moore (SMC), Beverley Reynolds (Audiofile) and Phil Whittam (Strand Systems).

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