Mark Wentling named Ashly Audio president and CEO
Published: ASIA
WORLD: Ashly Audio Inc has promoted Mark Wentling to become its new president and chief executive officer. Mr Wentling was previously the company’s director of R&D and is described by Martin Szpiro, president and CEO of Ashly parent company JAM Industries, as ‘an invaluable member of the Ashly family’.
Mr Wentling has enjoyed a long engineering career in both professional audio and MI, having previously worked for MXR Innovations, Music Man, Ernie Ball, Fender Musical Instruments and Yorkville Sound/Applied Research and Technology. He is also described as possessing extensive sales and distribution experience thanks to his more than 14-year co-ownership of E&E Exports Inc.
‘We are proud to make this internal promotion,’ commented Mr Szpiro, following the announcement. ‘We feel that Mark offers the combination of skills that Ashly needs to move forward.’
Mr Wentling succeeds David Parse who will remain with the manufacturer in an export sales management capacity.