The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the election of its 2022 Executive Board (EB) and Board of Industry Leaders (BIL). The Executive Board is CTA’s governing board and the Board of Industry Leaders serves as an advisory panel on public policy.
Bridget Karlin, senior vice president of information technology for Kaiser Permanente, will serve as EB chair. Deena Ghazarian, founder and CEO of Austere, and Dr. Carmichael Roberts, co-founder and chairman of Soft Robotics, will serve as board vice chairs.
“We are thrilled to welcome these experienced leaders and tech industry innovators,” says Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “In a period of great uncertainty, these EB members and their organizations have demonstrated tech’s critical role in keeping us connected and improving our lives. We look forward to tapping their deep knowledge base as we expand CTA’s strategic vision and bring CES back in person to Las Vegas.”
Gary Shapiro will continue to serve as CTA president and CEO; and Glenda MacMullin, COO and CFO, CTA, will continue to serve as EB treasurer. Daniel Pidgeon, CEO of Sears Home Services, will serve as EB secretary with Kailey Adametz and Suzanna Kang of CTA serving as assistant secretaries.
Here is a list of the new members of the Executive Board:
- Melissa Andresko, chief corporate brand ambassador, Lutron
- Steve Downer, vice president of consumer electronics, Amazon
- Dr. Ximena Hartsock, founder, Tech Apprenticeships
- Michael Moskowitz
- Joe Stinziano, EVP of consumer electronics & enterprise IT, Samsung Electronics America
In addition, there are several board members who will continue to serve in 2022. They are:
- Mike Fasulo
- Pat Lavelle, president and CEO, Voxx International Corp.
- Dr. James Mault, founder and CEO, BioIntelliSense
- Drew Schiller, CEO, Validic
- Fred Towns, president, New Age Electronics
- Sonia Wadhawan, director, global business development, Google
2022 CTA Board of Industry Leaders Selections
Along with the 2022 EB, the CTA has also announced the newest members of the Board of Industry leaders, who are experienced leaders from CTA’s member companies who have broad experience in the consumer technology sector and represent the industry’s interests.
The new Board of Industry Leaders members are:
- Marjorie Dickman, chief government affairs and public policy officer, Blackberry
- Stephanie Dismore, managing director, HP Inc
- Phil Duncan, chief design officer, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Christopher Emmons, executive director of device and product marketing, Verizon
- Dr. Bettina Experton, founder, president & CEO, Humetrix
- Kim Fassetta, CMO, Aftershokz
- Denise Gibson, co-Founder & chairman, Ice Mobility
- Mike Mansuetti, president, Robert Bosch LLC
- Sherida McMullen, head of inclusion & diversity, Lyft
- John Penney, partner, Elemental
- Dr. Sanyogita Shamsunder, vice president of product strategy, innovation and operations, Verizon
- Ami Silverman, CVP, consumer channel sales and marketing, Microsoft
- Gary Yacoubian, president, CEO & managing partner, SVS
Much like with the CTA’s Executive Board, its Board of Industry Leaders includes multiple returning members, including:
- Dr. Alicia Abella, managing director, telecom, media & entertainment industry solutions, Google
- Melissa Andresko, chief brand ambassador, Lutron Electronics
- Scott Burnett, managing director, global consumer electronics industry, IBM
- Henry Chiarelli, president, Chiarelli & Associates
- Chris Duffey, head of AI innovation and strategy, Adobe
- Ron Freeman, CEO, Instrument Sales and Service
- Randy Fry, president, Fry Electronics
- David Gold, president, Hisense USA
- Kara Grasso, global strategy lead of advanced mobility, DuPont
- David Hagan
- Shawn Hansson, CEO and founder, Logic Integration
- Menashe Horowitz, president, B&H Photo
- Eric Hsia, managing director, TransLink Capital
- Bill Janka, president, Mission Audio Video
- Nichole Jordan, national managing partner, markets, clients & industry, Grant Thornton LLP
- Abby Kaplan, vice president, global retail sales, Shure Incorporated
- Ranndy Kellogg, president & CEO, Omron Healthcare
- Bill Lacey, president & CEO, GE Lighting
- Robin Liss, CEO, Suvie
- Neal Manowitz, president, Sony Electronics North America
- Sandra Martinez, vice president, global talent management, diversity & inclusion, corporate HR, Harman
- Rob Reis, CEO, Higher Ground LLC
- Jake Sigal, CEO, Tome
- Jayne Stancavage, global executive director, digital infrastructure policy, Intel
- Joe Stinziano, EVP, consumer electronics & enterprise IT, Samsung Electronics America
- Sean Thurman, director, federal affairs, Walmart
- Sally Washlow, managing director, SW Consulting Solutions
There is also one honorary member of the CTA Board, which is Bob Struble of Blu Venture Investors.
