Indianapolis - Jan 29, 2007 - Klipsch Group Americas, the distribution company for Klipsch and Jamo speakers, has named Lyle Smith as the vice president of sales for Jamo U.S. In his new position, Smith is responsible for overseeing distribution, channel and category strategies for the Jamo brand in North and South America.

Smith joins Jamo with 17 combined years of sales leadership at Ultimate Electronics and Best Buy/Magnolia Home Theater. At Ultimate Electronics he served as a general manager and later moved into a regional management position. He joined Best Buy in 2003 as a general manager and most recently as the home theater market manager.