DPA appoints new executive VP of sales
Published: ASIA
WORLD: DPA Microphones has appointed Niels Jørgen Øhrgaard as its new executive VP for sales. Mr Øhrgaard joins DPA from Reson where he was executive VP global sales and marketing.
Prior to this, he held similar positions at companies including Hasselblad A/S and ScanView A/S – Purup Eskofot A/S. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, Mr Øhrgaard moved into R&D and then sales.
‘Niels Jørgen has spent the last 20 years developing and growing sales globally for a range of companies and we are delighted that DPA will now benefit from this extensive experience,’ said Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones.
‘His appointment comes at an exciting time for DPA. We have recently introduced the new d:facto Vocal Microphone, which has been well received by the audio industry, and we are also introducing other new product ranges that will appeal to a wide variety of industry sectors,’ he continued. ‘Having Niels Jørgen on board will allow us to capitalize on existing business channels and extend into new business areas.’
‘DPA’s microphone products have an international reputation for audio accuracy, reliability and superb engineering and this heritage offers enormous potential for the company to grow its global business,’ said Mr Øhrgaard. ‘There are numerous applications for DPA’s technology and this gives us plenty of scope to develop new business channels. I hope that my experience in dealing with strategic sales will ensure the profitability of the company and extend that profitability to DPA’s partners around the world.’