Meyer Sound realigns sales management across APAC and MEA
Meyer Sound realigns sales management across APAC and MEA
Meyer Sound has announced a strategic realignment of top-level sales management responsibilities outside of the Americas. Meyer Sound Germany has been renamed Meyer Sound Europe, assuming responsibility for sales and support activities across MEA under managing director, Wolfgang Leute, while director of international sales, Scott Gledhill, will focus exclusively on APAC.
Meyer Sound Germany has been renamed Meyer Sound Europe (MSE) continuing as exclusive distributor for Germany and most of Scandinavia, working elsewhere with the existing distributor network, including the Middle East and Africa. MSE will maintain product inventory at its Montabaur headquarters while also offering product servicing, parts, technical support and design services.
With Meyer Sound since 2016, MSE managing director Wolfgang Leute has three decades of pro audio experience including positions with Shure and beyerdynamic. “Wolfgang’s broad experience makes him ideally suited to his expanded role as he already has an in-depth knowledge of the regional markets as well as close connections with many of our national distributors,” commented Meyer sound senior vice president, John McMahon.
Scott Gledhill, who has been with Meyer for more than 32 years, will focus his efforts on APAC, which has shown the greatest sales increase for the company by far in recent years. “Asia is emerging from the pandemic relatively unscathed, and market demand for Meyer Sound solutions — our installed systems in particular — has never been higher,” continued McMahon. “We need somebody with Scott’s abilities to manage this surging growth vector. We’re seeing a changed global marketplace as we emerge from the pandemic. Not surprisingly, installed solution sales have overtaken those for portable applications, and we expect that trend to continue. We’ve also seen more mergers and acquisitions across the industry, including among distributors, integrators and rental companies. Our new sales realignment will help us respond quickly and creatively to those changes.”
Meyer Sound sales management in the Americas is unaffected by the realignment, with North American sales directed from the Berkeley, California headquarters and Meyer Sound Mexico managing sales throughout Latin America.
