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Portland, OR -- Rodin, parent company of the Phoenix Gold, AudioSource,
and Carver brands in the mobile audio and home audio/video markets, has
promoted Tom O’Mara to chief executive officer, effective immediately.
O’Mara, Rodin president, will continue in that role along with his new
duties as CEO.
O’Mara succeeds Jonathan Cooley who will continue serving as Rodin’s vice chairman and chief financial officer.
“Since last August [2007] when ‘Rodin’ became the company’s new
official name, that’s not all that has changed,” O’Mara explained. “We
have taken the company in new and exciting directions, and we are now
completely focused on our home brands’ efforts in the custom
installation business, as well as bringing the Phoenix Gold car audio
division back to prosperity. Our new management team has brought
Phoenix Gold, AudioSource, and Carver back to the acclaimed industry
recognition and respectability each of these brands was originally
built on.”
The appointment was a result of the original succession planning
process when Phoenix Gold International was acquired by PHX AP
Acquisitions in 2006 [PHX AP Acquisitions was the current management
team’s original name before being renamed Rodin last year]. O’Mara will
retain his duties as president, and will now incorporate CEO duties,
including broader responsibilities that focus on setting overall
strategy and vision, building the company’s culture, leading the senior
management team, and allocating capital.
“Since taking on the role of president, Tom has been a driving force
within our company and has played a huge part in the company’s economic
revival,” Cooley said. “His leadership has been instrumental in
building strong branding
strategies, competitive product lines, streamlining operations, and
securing strategic partnerships to insure Rodin is positioned for
growth in key categories.”
In comparison to Q1 2007 revenues, O’Mara has positioned Rodin on a
strong growth plan with Q1 2008 revenues topping last year’s Q1 sales
by 22 percent. In his role as president, O’Mara has been responsible
for Rodin’s product development, sales, marketing, and operations.
O’Mara originally joined Phoenix Gold International in 2004. Prior to
that, O’Mara held several positions in the industry, including managing
director at Rockford Corp., VP - sales and marketing at SimpleDevices,
and president of UniView technologies. O’Mara began his career at
Pioneer Electronics in 1982 in the sales and marketing area and holds
an accounting degree from LaSalle University
