Ken Erdmann to fill role of chairman as Utz Baldwin transitions to CEO position

INDIANAPOLIS (November 18, 2008)—The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced that Ken Erdmann will serve as chairman of the association’s executive committee, effective immediately. Erdmann has left his post as vice chairman to fill the role recently vacated by Utz Baldwin, who was announced Monday as CEDIA’s new CEO.

CEDIA’s Board of Directors voted on the new executive committee during its quarterly meeting at CEDIA’s Indianapolis headquarters. The measure will also install a new vice chairman, treasurer and secretary. CEDIA’s new volunteer leadership team is as follows:

2008-2009 Executive Committee

Chairman: Ken Erdmann, Erdmann Electric, Inc., Springville, Utah

Vice Chairman: Randy Vaughan, AE Systems Home Automation & Entertainment, Portsmouth, Va.

Treasurer: Randy Stearns, Engineered Environments, Alameda, Calif.

Secretary: Rich Green, Rich Green, Ink, Palo Alto, Calif.

Immediate Past Chairman: Ken Smith, Custom Electronics, Inc., South Portland, Maine

Board of Directors

Federico Bausone, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico

Buzz Delano, Delano Associates, San Clemente, Calif.

Eric Lee, Integrated Control Experts, Inc., Chicago

Bill Skaer, Eric Grundelman, Inc. ~FM~, Mesquite, Texas

Randy Wilson, Wilson Home Theater Systems ~FM~, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Gordon van Zuiden, cyberManor, Los Gatos, Calif.

Jeff Zemanek, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, Pa.

CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s website at www.cedia.org.