Rashid Skaf will take the helm of Biamp after the acquisition of the brand by Highlander Partners.<\/strong> Rashid Skaf will take the helm of Biamp after the acquisition of the brand by Highlander Partners. Biamp Systems announced that effective immediately, longtime AV industry executive Rashid Skaf is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2497],"tags":[2539],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBiamp Systems<\/strong><\/a> announced that effective immediately, longtime AV industry executive Rashid Skaf<\/strong> is assuming the role of president, CEO,<\/strong> and co-chairman<\/strong> for the Beaverton, Oregon<\/strong> company. Matt Czyzewski,<\/strong> previous president<\/strong> and CEO<\/strong> of Biamp<\/a>,<\/strong> will remain as executive vice president of technology. This appointment is concurrent with the completion of the acquisition of Biamp Systems<\/strong><\/a> by Highlander Partners<\/strong><\/a> from previous owner Lomar Corporation<\/strong><\/a>. Lomar<\/strong><\/a> will retain a minority investment in Biamp<\/strong><\/a>.
\nSkaf<\/strong> is best known for his 15 years<\/strong> at the helm of AMX<\/a>.<\/strong> After a period as advisor to various investment groups, he joined Highlander Partners<\/strong><\/a> as a senior advisor. Highlander Partners<\/strong><\/a> is a Dallas-based<\/strong> private equity company with over $1.4 billion<\/strong> under management. Skaf<\/strong> joined Highlander<\/strong><\/a> to identify candidate technology companies and Biamp<\/strong><\/a> is the first investment borne from that initiative.
\nSkaf<\/strong> commented: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to have the opportunity to join and lead the Biamp<\/strong><\/a> team, one of the most successful professional audio management companies in the world. I have no doubt that together we will usher Biamp into an exciting new period of growth and industry leadership that will benefit the company and its employees and channel partners.\u201d
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