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CEA Names Eight Industry Leaders to the 2015 CE Hall of Fame
The Consumer Electronics Association (News - Alert) (CEA)® announced the
2015 class of inductees into the Consumer Electronics (CE) Hall of Fame
last night at its annual Digital Patriot's Dinner. The CE Hall of Fame,
created in 2000, honors visionaries in the consumer technology industry
who have advanced innovation and developed a foundation for the consumer
technologies we enjoy today and others yet to come.
"The 2015 class upholds the best tradition of the CE Hall of Fame
program, inspiring us with their vision, passion and dedication," said
CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro (News - Alert). "I am honored to recognize this
group of leaders that has brought innovative products and services to
consumers, thereby changing our world."
The 2015 CE Hall of Fame honorees include company founders and
inventors, those who promote technology, and the retailers that market
and deliver products to consumers. Here are the 2015 inductees:
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As president and CEO of Recoton, Robert L. Borchardt
helped elevate accessories to a profit center for retailers. He grew
his company's revenue from $3 million to just under $1 billion,
establishing Recoton as a global leader in the CE industry.
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Tom Campbell began his career in the early 1970s doing radio
ads for Cal Stereo, becoming a leading consumer electronics retail
executive and consultant who helped many retailers grow and succeed as
well as launch numerous new technologies and products.
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One of the early pioneers of the modern connected home, George
Feldstein, brought together integrated system controls for audio
and video distribution, lighting, HVAC, home theater systems, intercom
and video security through the company he founded above a New Jersey
delicatessen, Crestron.
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As founding chairman of the IEEE (News - Alert) 802.11 Working Group for Wireless
LANs, Vic Hayes led the seven-year effort to tame the wild west
of incompatible and competing wireless protocols and shepherded
spectrum allocation issues to establish the Wi-Fi standard, earning
him the nickname the "Father of Wi-Fi."
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Noel Lee, the founder of Monster Inc. and the self-described
"Head Monster," established the high-end audio then high-end video
interconnection market, as well as introducing the Bets headphone
line. He has been arguably the industry's most enthusiastic evangelist
for improving consumers' audio and video enjoyment through accessories.
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As its first director of marketing and later president, Bernie
Mitchell helped build Pioneer America into one of the largest
marketers of audio products in the U.S., growing from $2 million in
sales a year from selling seven products to selling 125 products and
generating $238 million per annum.
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Pioneering psychoacoustic engineer Dr. Floyd Toole proved via
measurements and scientific methodology what constituted "good" sound.
As a result of his work, several generations of speaker makers changed
how they designed their wares, and his measurement methods have been
codified into an industry standard.
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Wilfred Schwartz founded and built one of the nation's largest
regional consumer electronics retail chains, the Federated Group,
which grew from a single store in Southern California to more than 90
locations across four states in less than 20 years.
The new class of inductees was selected by a panel of media and industry
professionals, who judged the nominations submitted online by
manufacturers, retailers and industry journalists.
The eight new honorees will be inducted into the CE Hall of Fame in New
York in conjunction with CEA's Innovate! conference. CEA will host an
awards dinner to honor the new class on Monday, November 9, at Gotham
Hall. Information about registering for CEA's Innovate! and attending
the Hall of Fame dinner is available at CE.org.
To read the CE Hall of Fame section from last year's dinner that
appeared in CEA's It Is Innovation (i3) magazine, visit: CE.org/i3.
Complete inductee bios will appear in the November issue of i3 as
well as online.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the technology trade
association representing the $286 billion U.S. consumer electronics
industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA
membership, including legislative and regulatory advocacy, market
research, technical training and education, industry promotion,
standards development and the fostering of business and strategic
relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES (News - Alert) - The
Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into
CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org,
www.DeclareInnovation.com
and through social media: http://www.ce.org/social.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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2015 International CES Asia
May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai,
China
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CEO Summit
May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai, China
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CEA Innovate!
November 8-10, 2015, New York, NY
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CE Hall of Fame Dinner
November 9, 2015, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled New York
November 10, 2015, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled Las Vegas
January 4, 2016, Las Vegas, NV
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2016 International CES
January 6-9, 2016, Las Vegas, NV
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