VALDEZ APPOINTED ORBAN's VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
Tempe, Ariz., Mar. 17 – Orban®, a worldwide leader in audio processing for broadcasting and the Internet, has announced that Rebecca Valdez, Human Resources Director of Orban, has been promoted to the newly-created position of Vice President of Administrative Operations.
Becky Valdez
In announcing the appointment, the company Chairman, President and CEO C. Jayson “Jay” Brentlinger said, “We are very pleased that Becky has accepted our offer to fill this important new position. Her performance and dedication during her five year tenure with us have been absolutely first class. She is a great asset to Orban and we welcome her to the ranks of our officers.”
Valdez joined the company in 2000 as its marketing coordinator and has worked in a wide variety of activities, including sales support, accounting, payroll and trade show management.
Commenting on her promotion, Valdez said, “This is a very special opportunity for me and a recognition that I will always appreciate. The chance for continuing personal growth and professional development is most gratifying.”
Prior to joining the company, Valdez’s work experience includes senior staff positions in broadcasting, network operations, banking and the health care fields.
Valdez attended Clark County Community College in her native Las Vegas, Nevada and majored in business management.
Orban is a world leader in the design and manufacture of transmission audio processors for broadcasting and the Internet. For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480 403-8300, fax +1 480 403-8301 or Email: drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.
About Orban
Founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, the world's foremost expert in transmission audio processing for broadcast, Orban leads the industry in the design and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting Optimod ® digital audio processors and the Audicy digital audio workstation, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment, editing tools and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide. In 2000, Orban ® was acquired by CRL — a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Orban now accounts for the majority of the global market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Orban continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media.
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