Kevin Clayborn Appointed Orban/CRL North American Sales Manager
Kevin Clayborn
Tempe, Arizona, March 28th, 2006 – Circuit Research Labs, Inc. (OTCBB: CRLI.OB), parent company of Orban/CRL, listed number 192 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 in North America, has announced that 13 year Orban/CRL veteran Kevin Clayborn has been appointed to the position of North American Sales Manager, including US and Canada.
Kevin is experienced and knowledgeable in the audio processing business. He was hired as Customer Service Manager by the late Ron Jones in 1993, and has worked within the organization in a variety of key positions for the past several years, including Orban Customer Service Support Engineer and CRL and Avocet Product Manager. He is available by telephone at 480.403.8321, fax at 480.403.8301, or e-mail at kclayborn@orban.com.
Kevin has been married for 25 years to his high school sweetheart and they have three children. He served 10 years in the US Air Force as an Avionic Communications/Navigation Specialist. After leaving the Air Force, Kevin worked as a Chief Engineer for an AM/FM combo in Tucson, Arizona. In the year and half he lived in Tucson, he helped put two new FMs on the air and upgraded a third one from a Class A to a Class C.
Kevin is active in the Glendale, Arizona community where he resides. He has been elected twice to the Glendale Union High School District Governing Board. He is also involved with Boy Scouts and his church. While stationed in Germany with the Air Force, Kevin learned to speak, read and write German. He is currently learning Spanish. Kevin is also excited to be a grandfather for the first time.
Kevin comments, “I am looking forward to this new position. I hope to continue the level of support our dealers have come to expect from Orban.”
Orban/CRL President, Chairman, and CEO Jay Brentlinger stated, “We feel fortunate to have someone with Kevin’s experience and expertise on staff to step into the important position of North American Sales Manager. He has been a valued asset to Orban/CRL for many years and is very deserving of this promotion.”
For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480.403.8300, fax +1 480.403.8301 or e-mail: drusch@orban.com.
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About Circuit Research Labs, Inc.
Circuit Research Labs, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Circuit Research Labs, Inc. is in the market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Circuit Research Labs continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media. The Company purchased Orban® in May of 2000. Orban was founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, who is 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 Opticodec® codecs, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide.
For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480 403-8300, fax +1 480 403-8301 or e-mail drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.