CEDIA has announced that it has accepted the resignation of global president/CEO Vin Bruno (pictured), effective immediately.
Bruno joined CEDIA in September 2015 from his role as marketing director at Crestron. It was revealed that he has resigned to focus on new opportunities in the residential and commercial technology industries.
“On behalf of the Board, the CEDIA team and the global CEDIA community, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Vin for his service and guidance during his tenure as CEO. Under Vin’s leadership, we have completed the goal of global alignment for the organisation and sold ownership of the CEDIA show to focus on the most important needs of our members,” said Dennis Erskine, CEDIA Chairman.
In November last year CEDIA members voted in favour of a formal integration between CEDIA and CEDIA EMEA. This move was designed to improve CEDIA services and make the member experience more seamless.
Over the next two weeks, the CEDIA board will meet to create a strategy and timeline for appointing a new global president/CEO. Until then, Tabatha O’Connor, CEDIA’s current COO, will take over as acting president/CEO.
Erskine continued: “I am confident that working with Tabatha O’Connor, CEDIA staff and the CEDIA Board, we will continue to focus on our members first, by delivering quality education, training and certification, advocating for improvements in workforce development, building consumer awareness, and increasing industry outreach that will grow business for CEDIA members.”
“CEDIA is now in a much stronger position than it was 18 months ago. We are grateful for Vin’s many contributions in his time with us and we wish him the very best for the future. Now, we are looking forward to a new phase of success for our global community,” said Tabatha O’Connor.
