CARLSBAD, CA – Linear LLC announced the creation of a new audio, video, and control group combining Niles Audio, Xantech, and ELAN Home Systems into a single business unit based here. Mark Terry has joined Linear as president of the new unit. Reporting to Terry are Bob Farinelli, president & CTO, of ELAN Home Systems; Frank Sterns, president of Niles Audio; and Graham Hallett, president of Xantech.
"Niles, Xantech, and ELAN have all played historic roles in the markets they serve," said Grant D. Rummell, chairman of Linear LLC. "Now, joined together into one business unit, they will continue to shape the future of their markets," he added. "And I can think of no one more qualified to lead these great brands into the future than Mark Terry, the former president of the Harman Pro Group."
Over a 17-year career at Harman International Industries, Inc., Terry served in a number of senior executive positions, beginning as executive vice president of sales at JBL International, continuing as president of JBL Professional, and concluding as president of Harman International's Professional Products Group, where he increased sales from $355-million to $560-million and created the world's largest network of independently operating professional audio companies.
"Each of these great companies has a legacy of innovation and excellence that can be further strengthened by sharing resources, information, and ideas," Terry said. "Our goal is to create a larger portfolio of clearly defined, integrated, and networked based product offerings that bring meaningful innovation and value to our whole house automation, lighting, security and HVAC control customers. Together we will create a new group that is greater than our individual parts. This is what we achieved at Harman and it is precisely what we will achieve here at Linear."
Niles Audio manufactures some 500 different products, including architectural and home theater loudspeakers, distributed audio/video systems, amplifiers, and volume controls. Xantech makes an extensive range audio/video distribution and control systems for commercial, residential, and OEM markets. ELAN Home Systems produces multi-room home systems that integrate music, intercom, and television with security, lighting, climate, and Internet functions. ATON provides easy-to-install residential systems that route, control, and deliver audio and video content. Sunfire designs and builds luxury home theater products. HomeLogic manufactures products to control home management and entertainment systems from computers, iPods, and smart phones.
Linear LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc.
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