Fairlight USA Appoints New CEO

Fairlight ESP appointed industry vet Chris Pelzar to the post of CEO at Fairlight USA. Pelzar will be based at the company's New York office, and his immediate goals include rededicating the company to its core business in sound design, post production and mixing; expand Fairlight's sales and support center in Los An

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Feb 13, 2002

Fairlight ESP appointed industry vet Chris Pelzar to the post of CEO at Fairlight USA.

Pelzar will be based at the company's New York office, and his immediate goals include rededicating the company to its core business in sound design, post production and mixing; expand Fairlight's sales and support center in Los Angeles and opening a center in the Midwest.

Pelzar has over twenty years of experience in the professional audio industry. Previously he has been the president of sales at Euphonix, president of his own independent manufacturers rep firm, acting president of WaveFrame Corp. and vice president and executive vice president of sales and marketing at AMS Neve

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