[ATTACH=CONFIG]202462.vB5-nodeid=202462[/ATTACH]BUENA PARK, Calif. (June 27, 2016)Yamaha Corporation of America, Professional Audio Division has announced the promotion of Paul Furtkamp to director of commercial audio (CA) sales. Paul has shown great skill leading the commercial audio sales team for North America, states Alan Macpherson, general manager, Yamaha Professional Audio. As we grow the division, his strategic vision will be invaluable.
Furtkamp began his career at Yamaha Corporation of America as a district manager in 1986 and by 2004 had ascended to the position of national sales manager, and in the years since, has helped grow Yamahas leadership position in the Pro Audio market.
Related specifically to Furtkamps promotion, the company has created two new regional sales manager positions: district managers Jonathan Peirson (West) and Doug Staab (East) have been promoted to take on the new regional management roles and will continue representing commercial audio dealers in geographically optimized sales territories.
Staab and Peirson will be responsible for district managers within the East and West territories respectively, and report directly to Furtkamp.
Staab joined the company 13 years ago as district manager for the Mid-Atlantic States, while Peirson joined the company 8 years ago, responsible for California and the Pacific Northwest territories.
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Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) is one of the largest subsidiaries of Yamaha Corporation, Japan and offers a full line of award-winning musical instruments, sound reinforcement, commercial installation and home entertainment products to the U.S. market. Products include: Yamaha acoustic, digital and hybrid pianos, portable keyboards, guitars, acoustic and electronic drums, band and orchestral instruments, marching percussion products, synthesizers, professional digital and analog audio equipment, Steinberg recording products and NEXO commercial audio products, as well as AV receivers, amplifiers, MusicCast wireless multi-room audio systems, Blu-ray/CD players, earphones, headphones, home-theater-in-a-box systems, sound bars and its exclusive line of Digital Sound Projectors. YCA markets innovative, finely crafted technology and entertainment products and musical instruments targeted to the hobbyist, education, worship, music, professional audio installation and consumer markets.
