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Yamaha US appoints two senior vice presidents
Rob Hughes Jun 29 2008, 10:27am
Rick Young and Tom Sumner promoted in the wake of Terry Lewis' departure
US-based MMR magazine reports an announcement by Yamaha, that Rick Young and Tom Sumner have each been promoted to the position of senior vice president at Yamaha US. The move follows executive vice president Terry Lewis's decision to retire from the company at the end of June.
Both Young and Sumner have most recently served as Yamaha corporate vice presidents, and each has more than two decades of experience working for the company. According to Yamaha president Hogan Osawa, they will jointly lead the newly formed Customer Sales and Marketing (CSM) Group, a company-wide initiative designed to align Yamaha with the needs of a broad base of select dealers, artists, performance venues, and academic and institutional facilities.
Complementing this position is one now held by Sumner, who will lead the advertising and creative services division, corporate business development, Steinberg North America, academic and institutional relations/music in education, and corporate loans department. In addition, he will retain his position as president of Yamaha's subsidiary company, Yamaha Electronics Corporation.
"I want to commend Rick and Tom for their extraordinary leadership and management skills," said Osawa. "Both are extremely deserving of their promotions.
"The CSM Group will further advance our goal of 'one Yamaha,' enabling us to get closer to our customers, further improve the customer experience, enhance our marketing, and grow our business. Rick and Tom are deeply committed to achieving these goals, and will work as a team to integrate our sales and marketing functions across our entire range of product offerings."
yamaha.com
