Chris Foreman Appointed Community VP/COO
Chester, PA, USA: Community Professional Loudspeakers has appointed Chris
Foreman to the position of Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.
Foreman, who rejoined Community last year, is an industry veteran with more
than 40 years of experience in professional audio. A writer and journalist,
Foreman was Editor of Sound & Communications Magazine in the 1980s, and
co-author of Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement, written with the
late John Eargle, and widely regarded as an educational standard. He has
also held prominent positions with audio industry manufacturers, including
management positions at JBL, Panasonic and Altec Lansing, and with major
low-voltage contractors including Stanal Sound, Pierce-Phelps and, most
recently, as VP of Marketing for Lincoln, Nebraska-based Electronic
Contracting.
Foreman's new position is a homecoming of sorts, having been Community's
Director of Marketing in the early 1980s. "I'm delighted to be back working
with Community," he remarked. "This has always been one of the industry's
most exciting companies, with a 40-year history of innovation and
creativity, an accurate, no-nonsense approach to specifications and
documentation, and a strong focus on customer service. I'm looking forward
to leading the company into its next 40 years of innovative loudspeakers."
"We're thrilled to welcome Chris back to Community," added Community founder
and President Bruce Howze. "He is one of those rare individuals whose
background spans nearly every facet of our industry, from marketing and
manufacturing to education and journalism. That broad range of experience
Chris brings with him to Community promises to be a major driving force in
the company's future; it's great to have him on board."