ReQuest Multimedia, an industry leader in digital music servers based in Ballston Spa, N.Y., has announced the promotion of Hank Finke to managing director, worldwide sales. Finke joined the company one year ago, having previously worked at Genelec, a leader in professional studio loudspeakers.
Karen L. Inman has been named vice president of information systems for Community Technologies, a division of The MERIT Companies in Mission Viejo, Calif., that provides technology solutions and Web services to homeowner associations within master-planned communities.
Tom Callahan, president of Sawyers Control Systems, a home electronics integration company, was recently elected to the executive board of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Callahan is the new TechHome Division chair. In addition, Sean Fields, another integrator and president of Audio/Video Equipment, Inc., was re-elected to serve on the CEA Board of Directors. Kathy Gornik, president of Thiel Audio Products Co., and Loyd Ivey, chairman and CEO of Mitek Corp., were also re-elected to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the CEA's Executive Board.
Kenwood USA Corporation in Long Beach,. Calif., has announced that Dan R. Peterson has been appointed senior vice president of strategic business planning for the company. Peterson, most recently vice president of marketing and sales for Phoenix Gold America, was previously senior vice president of market development for Kenwood Americas, formerly the parent company of Kenwood USA. In addition, Dean Hutto has been named vice president of home entertainment at the company. He was formerly Kenwood's national sales manager for home electronics.
AVAD LLC, a national distributor of custom home system solutions, has announ-ced the appointment of Frank White as project manager for the Dealer to Builder (D2B) program. The D2B program aims to open new markets for the company's trained and certified dealer corps by partnering them with the best homebuilders in the country.
Meridian Audio, in Atlanta, Ga., has promoted Norm Steinke to the position of vice president of sales. Steinke was formerly national sales manager at the company.
Runco International Inc., in Union City, Calif., has named Greg Caves as director of North American sales for the company.
Oregon Scientific, in Cannon Beach, Ore., has named Paul S. Zimmerman as its new president. Zimmerman succeeds Jim Boyle, who recently resigned from the position.
Stephen A. Schoffstall has joined OnQ Technologies in Middletown, Pa., as its new vice president of business development, On-Q Home and Corporate Strategies. Schoffstafll was a founding member of PSINET, Inc.
Jeffrey Prostor, president of Brookfield Homes South-land, was named 2003 Builder of the Year by the Building Industry of Southern California (BIA/ SC), at the organization's 37th annual awards and installation dinner on Dec. 5 in Pasadena. Prostor is a recognized national leader in home building, and Brookfield Homes Southland is a leading builder throughout California, known for its home designs, home features and home technology offerings.
Da-Lite Screen Co. Inc., in Warsaw, Ind., has announ-ced the promotions of Josh Garner as director of international sales and national accounts, and Amanda Fleming as internal sales manager.
Little, Neck, N.Y.-based Leviton Manufacturing Company has announced the promotion of Mark Fogel to corporate vice president of human re-sources and the hiring of Chad Coyne as sales manager, lighting showrooms for the company's Lighting Control Division.
Charged with developing new marketing programs for new and existing product lines, Ryan Keeton has been appointed marketing manager at Riverside, Calif.-based SpeakerCraft, the country's original manufacturer of in-wall speakers. Prior to joining SpeakerCraft, Keeton held a leadership position at Kinsman Capital, a private investment firm. Also, Barbara San Vincente has been named national sales manager, North East, at the company. Before joining SpeakerCraft, San Vincente was eastern regional sales manager at Sonance.