Almo Professional A/V Strengthens Sales Team With Addition of New Business Development Manager

Philadelphia, PA — March 29, 2010 — Adding strength to its sales team and profit power to its partners, Almo Professional A/V, the nation’s fastest growing audiovisual distributor, today announced that Brian Rhatigan has joined the company as business development manager. In this newly created position, Rhatigan serves as the interface between Almo’s peripheral vendors and its reseller partners by providing the hands-on support needed to make premium accessories such as audio, signal distribution, power management and networking products an essential part of each sale.

“With Brian on board, Almo is able to take its consultative services to another level,� said Sam Taylor, executive vice president and COO for Almo Professional A/V. “Not only does he have strong relationships with most of our peripheral vendors, he also has technical training on the products. He can assist partners with incorporating the right accessories into a project and ultimately help improve their margins.�

Prior to his new position at Almo Professional A/V, Rhatigan served as business development manager at Electrograph Systems where he handled regional sales in the pro audio, digital signage and video distribution markets. He’s also held sales and account management roles at Electrograph, Sigmet Corporation and Computer Associates.

Rhatigan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from State University of New York. He is InfoComm CTS-certified and DSCE-certified.

To view videos of Brian Rhatigan demonstrating Magenta transmitters/receivers and Furman power conditioners in the Almo Professional A/V booth during Digital Signage Expo 2010, click here.

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About Almo Professional A/V
Founded in 2009, Almo Professional A/V is the nation’s fastest growing distributor serving the needs of professional audiovisual integrators, dealers and consultants. With a highly skilled sales team, reseller education programs, 12 distribution centers across the U.S. and product lines specifically for the Pro A/V channel, customers can expect the full distribution experience on a local and a personal level.

The entire Almo Professional A/V sales team is Infocomm-trained, and the vast majority is CTS-certified. The team is also the first to complete the Digital Signage Certified Expert program. Almo Professional A/V teams with InfoComm International to offer certified courses that enable partners to stay ahead. At the same time, the division works with industry vendors to bring live and online product training opportunities directly to channel partners.

Almo Professional A/V distributes all the leading displays and peripherals, with new manufacturers and products being added each day. Markets served include bar and restaurant, corporate, digital signage, education, government, healthcare, home theater, hospitality, house of worship, and rental & staging.
Almo Professional A/V is a division of Almo Corp., the nation’s leading independent distributor of consumer electronics and major appliances. For more information about Almo Professional A/V, please call 410-560-2890 or go to www.almoproav.com. Almo Professional A/V can also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/almoproav.

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