Lehmann Appointed to Kenwood Board of Directors

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Keith Lehmann, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Division, has been appointed to the Kenwood USA Corporation Board of Directors. Mr. Lehmann has been an influential leader at Kenwood USA for more than three years, and brings over 23 years of experience in the consumer electronics category to the new Board position.

On the Board, Lehmann joins recently appointed Mark Jasin, Senior Vice President, Kenwood USA Corporation, Communications Division. With these new appointments there are now three Kenwood USA Corporation senior executives on the Boards. Other members of the Board of Directors include Shoichiro Eguchi, Chairman of the Board and President of Kenwood USA Corporation, and Takayoshi Sakamoto, Hiroshi Komasuzaki and Makoto Inukai.

Kenwood USA Corporation, founded in 1961, is headquartered in Long Beach, California and, is the largest subsidiary of the parent company, Kenwood Corporation Japan. Kenwood is a leading developer and manufacturer of audio and video products for home, car, and personal use, and is one of the three largest selling brands of audio and video entertainment products in the United States.

Kenwood Communications, based in Suwanee, GA, established in 1983, maintains a leadership position in North and South America for mobile and portable two-way radios and custom communications systems.