Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WISA), a leading
provider of immersive, wireless sound technology for intelligent
devices and next-generation home entertainment systems, announced
it has appointed Wendy Wilson, 53, to the board of directors
effective May 10, 2021. In addition, the board thanks Jonathan
Gazdak for his service, who will remain an advisor to the company.
The board count will remain at eight.
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Brett Moyer, chief executive officer, president and chairman,
stated, “Building on our marketing initiatives for Summit
technology as the standard for wireless immersive sound among
brands and ODMs, we welcome Wendy Wilson, a digital marketing
executive, to the board. Wendy’s wealth of experience includes
leadership roles in large enterprises, such as Disney, Jive, and
Yahoo, as well as venture-funded high-tech start-ups. We believe
her insights will be valuable as we drive consumer awareness and
interest in wireless immersive sound technology and next-generation
home entertainment.”
Wilson added, “This is an exciting time to join Summit, as the
WiSA Wave marketing program is gaining traction. Its wireless sound
technology is in leading brands hitting the end user marketplace. I
look forward to providing strategic input in expanding consumer
awareness of these end markets and in supporting the strong
customer portfolio of leading consumer entertainment brands and
manufacturers.”
Moyer concluded, “We thank Jonathan for his service during
Summit’s journey. We are pleased he will continue to advise the
company as we drive growth.”
About Wendy Wilson
Wendy Wilson is currently VP of Marketing at ChargePoint, one of
the world’s largest EV charging network. She runs go-to-market
functions for the SaaS businesses, has P&L responsibility, and
is helping expand the company’s operations into European markets
with scalable localization, web, and marketing processes. Ms.
Wilson has held leadership roles in small VC funded startups as
well as publicly traded firms including Disney, Jive and Yahoo. In
her leadership role at Infoseek, which was acquired by Disney in
1998, she was responsible for cross-disciplinary teams from ESPN,
Go.com (ABC News), Mr. Showbiz and Infoseek brands. At Yahoo, she
was responsible for both the monetization and editorial strategy
for the Yahoo front page, known then as the world’s homepage. Ms.
Wilson led demand generation, field and web teams at Jive
Software.
Ms. Wilson is a graduate of Northwestern University with a BA in
English.
About Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc.
Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WISA) is a leading
provider of immersive, wireless sound technology for intelligent
devices and next-generation home entertainment systems. Working
with leading CE brands and manufacturers such as Harman
International, a division of Samsung, LG Electronics, Klipsch, Bang
& Olufsen, Xbox, a subsidiary of Microsoft, and others, Summit
Wireless delivers seamless, dynamic audio experiences for
high-definition content, including movies and video, music, sports,
gaming/esports, and more. Summit Wireless is a founding member of
WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association and works in joint
partnership to champion the most reliable interoperability
standards across the audio industry. Summit Wireless is
headquartered in San Jose, CA with sales teams in Taiwan, China,
Japan, and Korea. For more information, please visit:
www.summitwireless.com.
About WiSA, LLC
WiSA®, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, is a consumer
electronics consortium dedicated to creating interoperability
standards utilized by leading brands and manufacturers to deliver
immersive sound via intelligent devices. WiSA Certified™ components
from any member brand can be combined to dramatically increase the
enjoyment of movies and video, music, sports, gaming/esports, and
more. WiSA also combines robust, high definition, multi-channel,
low latency surround sound with the simple setup of a soundbar. For
more information about WiSA, please visit:
www.wisaassociation.org.
© 2021 Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summit Wireless Technologies and the Summit Wireless logo are
trademarks of Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. The WiSA logo,
WiSA, WiSA Ready, and WiSA Certified are trademarks, or
certification marks of WiSA LLC.
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Kirsten Chapman, LHA Investor Relations, 415.433.3777,
summit@lhai.com
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