Elkhart, IN

Blake W. Augsburger has recently been appointed to serve as president of Crown Audio. The announcement came from Mark Terry, Harman Professional Group president.

Reporting to Terry, Augsburger is responsible for overseeing and directing the entire Crown Audio operation. The manufacturer's three vice presidents (engineering, marketing and sales) and three senior vice presidents (financial, manufacturing and human resources) all now report directly to Augsburger.

Prior to joining Crown, Augsburger was vice president and general manager for two high voltage test and measurement equipment manufacturers - Hipotronics of Brewster, New York and Haefely Test AG of Basel, Switzerland - both Hubbell Incorporated companies. His seven-year tenure with Hubbell, which also included VP positions in engineering, operations and worldwide sales and marketing, was preceded by five years spent with San Diego's Maxwell Laboratories, specialists in pulsed power technologies.

Augsburger possesses Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.