UK headquartered integrator Electrosonic has named Jon Hancock as chief executive officer of the Electrosonic Group and its subsidiary companies.
Hancock has a background in retail banking, consulting and IT related professional services. He joins Electrosonic from consultancy HCL Axon where he was
most recently corporate vice president and chief operating officer.
Steve Leyland, chairman of the Electrosonic Group, said: “The owners, the board of
directors and the business leadership believe Jon has exactly the right profile and experience to take Electrosonic on the next phase of its 50-plus
year journey. As we know the AV industry is changing rapidly and the fields of IT and AV are merging. Jon’s experience in
service-oriented IT firms will be critical here.
“Jon has spent much of his time with client executives, prospective clients and his teams on the
frontline.
“He is accustomed to doing business around the world, including Europe, the US, and Asia. Jon also understands the power of strong
company culture and knows that our people are what make Electrosonic such a special company.”
Hancock will be tasked with growing business and bringing
value to multinational customers by bringing Electrosonic’s international centres of excellence closer together and broadening service offerings.
He said: “Our goal is
to have a single mission and coordinated messaging to the market about our design, build and services capabilities that can deploy anywhere our customers desire.”