Ian McCarthy, one of the founders of MC2 Audio, will head-up the group as managing director with Terry Clarke, co-founder of MC2 Audio and John Austin, co-founder of XTA acting as technical directors, each with responsibility for their own field of expertise, while Roger Quested will continue as technical director for Quested.
Andrew Grayland, co-founder of XTA, is to take a new direction in order to have the time to pursue his many other interests. "Of course Andrew will be missed and we wish him all the best for the future," says Ian McCarthy, "but we are also hoping that he will keep in contact with the new group and act for us on a consultancy basis from time to time."
MC2 Audio and XTA Electronics were both formed in the early 1990s and, through worldwide distributor representation, have established reputations for excellence in the fields of amplification and processing at the top of the professional audio market.
"The possibility of merging MC2 Audio and XTA had been mooted among the directors of the individual companies from time to time over the past couple of years," comments McCarthy. "It is with great pleasure that we are able to make this announcement at this time. I feel that each one of the companies will benefit greatly from this move and now look forward to the challenge of taking the group forward."
(Jim Evans)
