Harman Professional has announced announced the establishment of a dedicated sales office to serve the EMEA territory.
Located in Potters Bar, England, the Harman EMEA Sales office will be led by professional audio sales veteran Dave Karlsen.
Karlsen has been promoted from his role as Director of International Sales for Harman Music Group to Senior Director of Sales, EMEA with responsibility for Harman Professional sales management and support for all brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Karlsen will lead the team of sales professionals and application engineers and Harman Professional’s newly launched EMEA order entry team. He will report to Scott Robbins, Harman Professional Vice President of Sales
Said Robbins, “Dave Karlsen is a proven entity…He has led a Harman distributorship in the UK; he has led the international sales organization for HMG and he has demonstrated his organizational, communication and leadership abilities in serving his customers and distribution partners.”
“I am very pleased that he has accepted this position and I am highly confident that his team will be a major contributor to our distributors’ success in EMEA in the years ahead.”
Karlsen commented, stating, “I look forward to this challenge, to working with Scott Robbins and the Northridge team and also to sharing ideas with David McKinney in Kuala Lumpur and Jamie Albors in San Juan.”