"David Ravnkilde understands the Martin brand, has strong passion for our mission and has the requisite skillset to communicate with our community of production and entertainment professionals - listening to their ideas, understanding their businesses and providing the right ideas at the right time," Lars Dige Knudsen said. "I am pleased to see him lead our marketing programs and I look forward to seeing the product of his work."
"Martin Professional has a phenomenal opportunity to provide our professional communities with greater innovation and value than ever before in our history," stated Ravnkilde. "Having worked closely with the company and with our customers for several years, I recognize how we are now uniquely positioned at the confluence of customer needs and ambitions and our capabilities and vision! It should be a very exciting time ahead and I am most pleased to lead marketing at this point in Martin's development."
In related news, Steen Matthiesen has been promoted to sales director, EMEA, Martin Professional. Matthiesen, a 14-year veteran of Martin Professional and former chief financial officer of EMEA fills the role previously held by Villads Thomsen, who was recently promoted to global sales director. Effective immediately, Matthiesen will focus on providing customers and distributors in EMEA with access to the most comprehensive and valuable product offerings and programs to achieve their professional goals.
"Steen Matthiesen is a proven leader with a deep empathy for our customers' needs and a highly evolved understanding of the various markets that Martin Professional serves," stated Lars Dige Knudsen, vice president and general manager, Martin. "I am pleased to have a professional of his caliber in this important position and I look forward to working with him to advance our business and support the needs and ambitions of our customers throughout EMEA."
During Matthiesen's leadership of Martin's France subsidiary, the Martin European sales operation was transformed from independent subsidiaries and distributors to one unified, efficient and effective EMEA sales and service organization.
Commenting on his promotion, Steen Matthiesen noted, "Martin Professional - with the partnership and resources of Harman Professional - is on the cusp of exponential development and this is extremely good for our customers! It means that we'll have deeper integration, stronger innovation and new team-members to count on."
(Jim Evans)
