Latin America. AVIXA reported the results of the election of the members who will make up the AVIXA Board of Directors and the Leadership Search Committee (LSC) for 2021.
Among the most important appointments, the Argentine Martin Saúl, CEO of ICAP Global, stands out, who has been elected by the members of AVIXA as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors.
"I am in my third year as a member of the AVIXA Board of Directors and being elected as Secretary Treasurer is an extremely important achievement for me. It's very exciting, I reach a peak in my career that I never imagined," said Martín Saúl. "Listening to a voice that represents Latin America is very important to the other members of the Board, it is necessary to balance thinking and strategies. AVIXA has become a global association and that character is like a standard that permeates all its programs. So we are sure that Latin Americans are present in the decision-making and definition of policies of the association," he added.
AVIXA members also elected Jatan Shah, Executive Vice President, QSC's Chief Operating and Technology Officer, and Brad Sousa, Chief Technology Officer, AVI Systems, to the Board of Directors.
In addition, the Leadership Selection Committee (LSC) appointed Tobias Lang, CEO of LANG AG, and Alexandra Rosen, Director of Venture Forward for GoDaddy, to avixa's Board of Directors. The committee also reappointed Cathryn Lai, Senior Vice President and General Manager for the United States of Scientific Games, Digital.
"AVIXA's Board of Directors brings its diversity of talent and perspectives from around the world to shape the vision of the association and the professional AV industry in general," said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, RCDD, Executive Director of AVIXA. "I am excited to welcome the new board members who will enrich the conversations, strategies and the way forward."
In addition, AVIXA members chose Althea Ricketts, Associate Vice President of Operations, Global Sales and Marketing Division, Shure, to serve in the LSC. The current chairman of the AVIXA Board of Directors, Jeff Day, has made two additional appointments to the LSC: Flor López, Vice President of Marketing, for Mexico and LATAM, of ENCORE Event Technologies, and Bill Fons, Executive Vice President of Promotion Technology Group.
"AVIXA established the Leadership Selection Committee in 2008 to identify volunteers willing to collaborate on the association's committees and make their way on future Board ballots," Labuskes said. "This group has the unique opportunity to recognize the leadership qualities in people and help guide them into future and exciting professional roles."
Below is a full list of the AVIXA 2021 Board of Directors:
LSC President: Jeff Day, North of 10 Advisors
President: Jon Sidwick, Collabtech Group
Vice President: Samantha (Sam) Phenix, Phenix Consulting
Secretary-Treasurer: Martin Saúl, ICAP Global
Directors: Ian Harris, CTS-D, ihD; Alexis Bryant La Broi, CTS, VER; Cathryn Lai, Scientific Games, Digital; Tobias Lang, LANG AG; Alexandra Rosen, GoDaddy; Kay Sargent, HOK; Jatan Shah, QSC; and Brad Sousa, AVI Systems.
