VAN NUYS, CA--(Marketwire - January 6, 2011) - AVAD LLC, a leading distributor of residential and commercial custom-installation products, today announced that Jim Barton has joined as senior director, sales & vendor management. In this position, all 21 US AVAD branches will report to Barton, who will also lead the company's field sales and vendor management teams to develop and execute the company's growth initiatives. Barton will report to Jim Annes, vice president and general manager of AVAD.
"Jim comes to AVAD with 18 years of best-in-class vendor and business experience in the consumer electronics industry, making him the perfect choice to lead our growth initiatives and continue to build value for our dealers and their businesses," said Annes. "Throughout his career, Jim has demonstrated a stellar track record in dealer engagement, account management, product marketing and strategic business planning. I'm very pleased to have someone of his caliber join our team."
Prior to joining AVAD, Barton was with Bose Corporation for 10 years, where he held a variety of positions, most recently as unit business manager for Bose BUILT-INvisible Group. In this role, he was responsible for strategic business planning for the sales channel, marketing and dealer engagement. Prior to that, he was sales manager of the New Business Development Group, helping Bose negotiate reseller relationships and supply-chain agreements. He also served as national sales manager and market development manager for Bose.
"I am thrilled about being appointed to this position, which has so much opportunity," said Barton. "AVAD is a dependable partner, with the brands, education programs and integrated solutions that dealers trust. I'm eager to put my years of experience and background to work to further AVAD's efforts, helping dealer partners and vendors grow their businesses and serve the custom installation market."
About AVAD LLC
AVAD LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc., is the most complete custom electronics provider in North America. Offering customers the most trusted brands, AVAD stocks complete systems solutions for home theater, home automation, pro AV, lighting controls, security, distributed A/V, central vacuum, HVAC and more. Further, the company is dedicated to dealer education, training and skill advancement, as evidenced by AVAD University's over 450 online and classroom continuing education classes held each year. AVAD ensures just-in-time delivery from each of its 23 North American facilities.
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