Kramer Electronics has announced the appointment of a new CEO for its U.S. sales office, Steve Biegacki, effective May 1st. Biegacki replaces Dave Bright, who announced his retirement in August of last year. Bright will stay on as acting chairman of the board until his actual retirement at the end of 2016.

Before joining Kramer, Biegacki served as senior vice president of global sales and marketing at Belden, a global leader in end-to-end signal transmission solutions for mission-critical network infrastructure in industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets.

During his eight-year tenure with the company, Biegacki contributed significantly to improving sales and marketing processes. His achievements included leading the creation of the Belden Market Delivery System and driving profitable revenue growth.

Biegacki began his career at Rockwell Automation (formerly Allen-Bradley) in 1978. Throughout his nearly 30 years at Rockwell, Biegacki held various positions in sales and marketing management. As vice president of marketing, Biegacki led the globalization of Rockwell Automation’s marketing function, provided leadership in defining targeted customer segments and worked to align the product portfolio with customer needs. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from ETI Technical College in Cleveland, Ohio.

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