Gefen founder Hagai Gefen leaves the company sharing his name in order to "pursue other interests," with leadership duties taken over by Nortek Group president Sean Burke.

Joining Burke is global sales and business development VP Kevin E. Weiss.

"This is a natural evolution that we have all been anticipating for some time now," Burke remarks.  "We have worked very closely with Hagai and his executive team at Gefen to ensure a smooth and effective transition. Best of all, our new team is extremely excited about the opportunities to propel the Gefen business into the next generation of premium AV solutions."

As company boss for the past 25 years Mr. Gefen saw the company grow from small local business to multinational, introducing developments including connectivity solutions for the DVI, HDMI and 3G-SDI formats, and wireless HD video extension to the market.

Nortek acquired Gefen in 2006.

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