EMINENCE, KY — Eminence Speaker LLC named Chris Rose, who has served as distribution and marketing director since 1999, as the company’s president. Rob Gault, who had been president since 1992, assumed the role of chairman of the board. “It is a distinct honor and privilege for me to have the opportunity to direct the daily operations of Eminence,” said Rose. “I originally sought employment with the company because of its strength in the industry, and its commitment to employees and customers. It is my intention to diligently maintain the core values and principles that have guided our company since 1966, while meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers and strategically planning for our future growth.”
“I am very pleased that Chris has agreed to accept this position and have every confidence that he will lead our team and our company strongly into the future,” said Gault.
With the addition of the company’s China manufacturing operations in June of 2006, Gault has been, and will continue to direct many of his efforts in the further development of global operations. Gault will also be playing a pivotal role in the direction and growth of the company’s amplifier and systems development for the manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China.
Gault received a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Georgia Tech in 1982, and continued his education, receiving a Master’s in Electrical Engineering in 1986. The same year, he returned to Eminence, the company his father founded in 1966. For the next year he worked in the Eminence sales department to become intricately familiar with the company’s customer base. In 1987, he went on to become the company’s Vice President of Manufacturing.
Rose received a Bachelor’s Degree in advertising from the University of Kentucky in 1986, and has been with the company since April of 1997, starting in the production department.
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