Schaeffer has been tasked with strengthening QSC's presence in the systems market. In her new role, she will be applying her vision and thought leadership to the development and execution of end user strategies and forging relationships with consultants. In addition, she will be a key contributor to QSC's product development efforts and various marketing initiatives to ensure QSC's continued success in the AV space. She will join recently hired Joey D'Angelo, who is also working as Director of Systems Solutions.
Schaeffer has been in the professional audio industry for over 25 years. She is the co-founder of Listen Technologies Corporation. In her role there, Schaeffer brought assistive listening solutions to more than 30 countries and advocated the importance of the assisted listening solutions for better customer experiences. Most recently, Schaeffer was at Harman/AMX as vice-president, western sales for the corporate, education and government business unit.
Schaeffer said she is eager to make a difference in her new position. "I'm thrilled to be a part of the systems division at QSC and I look forward to helping the team develop new business for the newly released conferencing solution and other systems offerings."
"I am beyond excited to have the opportunity to work with Cory in her new role," said Joe Pham, president and CEO, QSC. "Cory's passion and commitment to our industry will contribute to the development and growth of QSC Systems in our key market segments."
Schaeffer has served a four-year term on the Board of Directors for InfoComm International and a two-year term on the ICIF board which establishes scholarships for people wanting to enter the professional AV industry.
(Jim Evans)