Audinate Announces Internal Successor for CEO
Audinate, announced that Aidan Williams, the Company’s CTO and Co-founder, will succeed Lee Ellison as CEO. Mr. Ellison has informed the Company of his intention to retire from his role as CEO on 13th September 2019 following release of the Company’s 2019 full year financial results.
Commenting on the transition, Mr. Ellison said: “I am most proud about the passionate team at Audinate that has contributed to our overall success and is brilliantly executing on the growth strategy that has been put in place. I am comforted in my decision to enter retirement, believing the time is right to hand the leadership over to Aidan. Aidan, and the rest of our experienced executive leadership team, have built a close working relationship over many years, and I am confident that Audinate will continue to thrive under his leadership. As the defacto standard and most trusted brand in audio networking for the professional AV industry, and with us now adding video capability to our product portfolio, Audinate is in a great position to capitalize on our vision to Pioneer the Future of AV.”
Commenting on his appointment to the role of CEO-Elect, Mr. Williams said: “I look forward to building on the successes that occurred under Lee’s leadership. We are at a very exciting point in the Company’s development, with strong ongoing momentum highlighted by achieving the milestone of 2,000 Dante enabled OEM products available for sale. Having been closely involved in the technology and strategy of the business to date, I see my role as leading the team to unlock the value embedded in transforming the global AV industry through networking and software.”