All Articles Tagged D&m Holdings

Jason Knott | 05/30 08:58 AM, 0 Comments

D&M Holdings has gone though an extreme makeover with a new name, logo and tagline, and a slate of new products under its brands Boston Acoustics, Denon and Marantz. The new name is D+M Group. The new tagline is "Performance is Everything." The new logo has a "dimensional D" to signify the company's video products, and the "M" is now a series of sound waves that all meet at the end. "This is our way to symbolically tell everyone in the organization that things are changing for the positive," says… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 03/06 06:32 AM, 1 Comment

Gibson has named Bob Weissburg as its new global executive vice president. In the newly created position, Weissburg will report directly to chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, and he will work closely with all of Gibson's divisions to develop and grow the company's worldwide sales. Juszkiewicz says Gibson is excited to bring Weissburg aboard to use his experience in the consumer electronics industry to help the company grow. “We’re delighted to have Bob join our company,” he says. “His experience coupled with his passion makes him a perfect fit for… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/02 10:56 AM, 20 Comments

D&M Holdings Inc. has signed an agreement with AVAD for sole distribution of products under both its Boston Acoustics and Denon brands. AVAD has been serving as distributor for D&M’s Marantz brand since 2005. The new alliance with AVAD is for both residential and commercial products allows D&M "to continue serving all its valued retailers ... while strengthening and expanding its reach in the important custom integration marketplace." Separately, D&M has become the latest company to consolidate its rep salesforce. D&M is combining all three brands under a single rep,… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 11/18 10:11 AM, 1 Comment

Two heavy-hitters in the high-end audio market are leaving the business. Ken Dawkins, VP North American Sales for Thiel Audio, is leaving the company after more than 11 years. Thiel is a maker of high-end loudspeakers and audio components. While Dawkins put 11 years into Thiel, Linda Passaro spent only 17 months as global sales and marketing VP at McIntosh, maker of high-end audio gear. Amid several reorganizations, McIntosh and parent company D&M Holdings have seen several high-level departures in the past year. Former D&M president Bob Weissburg and former… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/02 09:39 AM, 6 Comments

D&M Holdings has gone through more organizational changes in the past couple of years than any other CE manufacturer, it seems. Now Phil Cohn, former SVP sales and marketing, is leaving the company. The departure comes just one month after the resignation of Bob Weissburg, former president of D&M Holdings Sales & Marketing. Stephen Baker, a 27-year D&M veteran who once served as president of Denon USA, left the company in April. He just announced he was joining relative newcomer Olive Media, developer of high-performance digital audio servers. Meanwhile, Kevin… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/01 05:59 PM, 13 Comments

It’s been a rough couple of months for independent A/V reps. Now CE Pro has learned from several sources that D&M subsidiary McIntosh Labs is issuing pink slips to most of its reps. Roughly five [update: exactly eight ] existing reps will continue with the line of high-end audio components, while the others will be replaced by factory-direct representation, sources say. McIntosh isn’t alone. Just this week, speaker manufacturer TruAudio announced it was terminating all of its independent reps except for one, following news that Nortek's AVC Group (Elan, Niles… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/14 01:21 PM, 1 Comment

D&M Holdings' factory in Shirakawa, Japan, is closed at least until Wednesday, March 16, due to heavy damage sustained last week from the devastating 9.0 quake. A statement from D&M Holdings, Inc. North American president Bob Weissburg, says: "Because the facility sustained some damage, it will remain closed through Wednesday, March 16. During this time we will obtain a more complete picture of the damage, put response plans in place and have physical inspections conducted to verify the facility can be re-opened safely. The Shirakawa area is experiencing significant infrastructure… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/02 02:40 PM, 4 Comments

D&M Holdings is consolidating its operations in both Canada and Europe. In a letter to its dealers, D&M announced it will be folding its Canadian operation into D&M North America, which is based in New Jersey. The Markham, Ontario-based office will remain open through June 30, 2011, and D&M Canada president Doug Griesbach will continue in his leadership role through this transitional period. CE Pro has learned D&M will also be folding its DMi European installation division over the coming months into D&M Europe. The DMi division handled support for… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/14 12:36 PM, 0 Comments

Over the years, Audiovox (Nasdaq: VOXX) has expressed an interest in the custom electronics channel, and it has been widely speculated that they would make acquisitions in the space. During CES 2011, the CE accessories giant announced its intention to buy Klipsch in an effort to bring higher margin brands to the Audiovox family. We expect Klipsch to be just the beginning for Audiovox in the custom home electronics market, following in the path of Nortek, Legrand, Duchossois and D&M. All of those organizations have acquired home technology companies over… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/14 12:35 PM, 3 Comments

Audiovox (Nasdaq: VOXX), a company best known for buying distressed brands in the accessories business, is straying from its roots with the planned acquisition of Klipsch Group Inc. The company announced on January 6 that it had signed a non-binding term sheet to purchase all of the shares of Klipsch, subject to a number of contingencies. It’s an unusual move for Audiovox, whose core business revolves around such technologically low-brow products as Terk antennas, Energizer batteries, Acoustic Research boom boxes, RCA gadgets, Code Alarm car security products and Surface Clean… View this story