Clarion Announces New Senior Vice President of Retail Sales

GARDENA, Calif., March 29 -- Clarion Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of mobile entertainment systems today announced the appointment of Ralf Engelbrecht as Senior Vice President of Retail Sales.

Engelbrecht brings over fifteen years of consumer electronics sales experience, over ten of these have been within the Clarion sales organization. In this new role, he will have responsibility for overseeing Clarion's retail sales and sales administration functions in the United States.

"Clarion is pleased to have Ralf return to our company in a senior sales role," said Matt Matsuda, President of Clarion Corporation of America. "He will help bring consistency to our company while having a key role in product development, business programs, and sales activity with our valued customers."

"Clarion continues to develop key products for the retailers with regard to connectivity and vehicle integration while keeping focus on the core business." Engelbrecht said. "I am looking forward to again working with the retailers across the nation to help them continue to grow their business and show the advantages a leading manufacturer like Clarion provides."

About Clarion:

Clarion Corporation of America has its headquarters in Gardena, California and is a subsidiary of Tokyo based Clarion Company Ltd. ranked among the top 100 Global OEM Suppliers by Automotive News. Clarion, an international leader in car audio and electronics since 1940, is positioned as the number one independent car audio manufacturer. Clarion conducts research, development, engineering, design, manufacturing, sales and marketing of vehicle entertainment, navigation, communications and security products for the automotive and recreational vehicle environments. Clarion has over 9,000 employees worldwide and 24 factories in 10 countries, with marketing and sales affiliates in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Clarion is located on the Web at http://www.clarion.com/.