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service and sales, mastering different
facets of the industry. Most recently, he
served as Electrosonic's strategic partner
manager. In his role, Johnson collaborated
with creative partners on the launch of the
revitalized Willis Tower visitor experience
and several projects at the National World
War I Museum & Memorial.
" I am delighted that Chris has been
promoted as Electrosonic's Director of
Strategic Partnerships, " Ewan Smith, CEO
of Electrosonic, says. " Chris brings with
him a wealth of experience and knowledge
to this role having worked on some
of Electrosonic's most iconic museum and
visitor center projects around the globe.
Chris' ability to cultivate relationships
and develop strategies with our partners
is invaluable and we are very fortunate
to have Chris take on this key role at
Electrosonic. "
Johnson believes that collaboration
with leading specialties in their field provides
Electrosonic's clients with the best
possible technology-enabled solution.
" I'm passionate about working with our
clients and partners to deliver experiences
where technology plays a key role
in creating unforgettable experiences, "
he remarks. " Having the opportunity
to do that every day with our partners
to deliver our client's vision inspires us
to keep pushing the boundaries at the
intersection of architecture, storytelling
and technology. "
audio and commercial cinemas, has announced
Chrisanne Rhodes as customer
support manager, Americas.
In this newly created role, Rhodes
will be responsible for establishing and
maintaining client relationships and maintaining
a high level of customer service
for Trinnov's high-end cinema markets.
She will work with Trinnov dealers, sales
representatives and end users on both a
pre-sale and a post-sale basis.
" Today, I feel I finally found my calling,
pinnacle and home, " Rhodes states. " I
am truly honored and excited to be part
of the team that brings innovation to
the high-end, pro and cinema space. I
will continue to echo the highest level
of superior support excellence that the
customers have already grown accustomed
to from the industry-leading team
at Trinnov. "
Trinnov's CEO, Arnaud Laborie, comments,
" We are very pleased to bring
Chrisanne onboard. Her experience and
demonstrated excellence in supporting
customers in a wide range of settings
makes her ideal for the position. Having
managed her own integration firm, she
brings an understanding of the day-to-day
needs for both our dealers and end-user
customers. She is highly passionate about
high-performance audio and video, and
she is particularly passionate about Trinnov.
In fact, she has been the owner of a
Trinnov Altitude32 for over a year. "
Rhodes brings a long and diverse
Chrisanne Rhodes
Trinnov Audio Brings in
Chrisanne Rhodes as Customer
Support Manager, Americas
Trinnov Audio, the Neuilly-Plaisance,
France-based designer and manufacturer
of reference-audio processors for home
theaters, high-end, hi-fi, professional
background of customer support
management to Trinnov. Most recently,
she was the sales director of the sales
representative firm Endgame Marketing,
where she represented Trinnov Audio in
the TOLA (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Arkansas) territory. She was also the
technical service manager U.S. at Storm
Audio.
Before having transitioned to the highperformance
audio/custom installation
channel, Rhodes provided internalmanagement
support for larger firms,
among which were Shell Oil, HewlettPackard
and Sprint.
Paul Lidsky
Diversified Announces Paul Lidsky
as Chairman, Board of Directors
Kenilworth, N.J.-based global
technology-solutions provider Diversified
has appointed Paul Lidsky to serve as
chairman of its Board of Directors.
Lidsky currently serves as the executive
chairman at Core BTS, a former Tailwind
portfolio company. Core BTS is also an
IT consulting firm and managed services
provider. Prior to this role, Lidsky served
as CEO of Core BTS where he drove
organizational growth, built market shares
and increased overall profitability. All of
this resulted in the acquisition of Core BTS
in 2022 by Nomura Research Institute,
a global provider of consulting services
and system solutions. Additionally, Lidsky
served as chairman at Stratix until it was
sold to LLR Partners in September 2022.
" Paul Lidsky's long history of leadership,
coupled with his skills and experience in
the technology industry, makes him an
ideal person for an advisory role during
this stage of Diversified's growth and
continued business transformation. I look
forward to working closely with Paul to ensure
Diversified makes a positive impact for
all stakeholders, starting with our global
clientele and workforce, " says Eric Hutto,
CEO of Diversified.
Before Core BTS and Stratix, he served
as president and CEO of Datalink Corp., an
IT solutions and services company focused
on data center, collaboration, security and
enterprise networking, as well as technical
support, consulting and managed services
- until their acquisition by Insight in 2017.
He has also held executive leadership roles
at Calabrio, Inc., and Spanlink Communications,
Inc., among others. Lidsky is a
graduate of University of Cincinnati and
currently resides in Sarasota, Fla.
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