ROCKLEIGH, NEW JERSEY — Crestron recently announced the appointment of Keith Kennedy as its new Product Marketing Manager for the Adagio® family of home entertainment solutions. Kennedy, who comes to Crestron from Niles Audio Corporation, will be based in Crestron’s Rockleigh headquarters. Kennedy is a skilled electronic custom installation and technology professional with 25 years of industry experience that spans many industry functions. He is a well-rounded design engineer and custom installer with a proven history of integration experience.

Kennedy will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the Adagio line of integrated home entertainment systems. Adagio was launched in April 2006 with the AADS, AES and AAE. Most recently, Crestron announced the AMS and AMS-AIP. Adagio is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed product lines in the industry.

“We are very excited to welcome Keith as a member of the Crestron team,” stated Randy Klein, Executive Vice President of Crestron. “He has a proven record of success in the distributed audio and home theater markets which I am confident will continue promoting our award-winning Adagio line.”

Kennedy co-founded a successful, custom integration firm and expertly managed sales and marketing responsibilities. He is also highly qualified in the designing award-winning systems to meet customer needs in form, function and implementation.

While at Niles Audio, Kennedy was responsible for product management, developing specifications, maintaining technology roadmaps and instituting annual sales and revenue plans. At Crestron, he will play a critical role in new product development, and creating and executing strategies for greater market penetration.

“After so many years in this industry, I was blown away the first time I visited the facilities at Crestron based on the level of professionalism and capabilities,” said Kennedy. “I’m excited about the future potential of our new product lines and in joining such an exceptional and dedicated team.”

Keith can be reached at 201.367.1065 or kkennedy@crestron.com.

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Annapolis, MD—AAHSA and BOMI International have partnered to add value to AAHSA members, and bring visibility to upcoming needs in aging and retirement facilities education.

AAHSA brings to members the opportunity to participate in a trial program beginning a national certificate curriculum, Retirement Facilities Technician (RFT) which will lead to BOMI International’s globally recognized SMT/SMA designation. The program is customized by BOMI International, the global leader in education for the building and facilities industry. By awarding customized educational courses to AAHSA members, the education BOMI provides is designed to meet the training and industry needs of AAHSA members and raises the standard of quality and efficiency as competition in aging and retirement facilities increases.

The partnership consists of BOMI International’s designation SMT/SMA programs with additional “customized to industry” courses resulting in educational certificates in the following: Retirement Facilities Technician I and Retirement Facilities Technician II. Students successfully completing the BOMI exams with a 70% or better earn the BOMI International SMT designation. Courses are conducted by BOMI International expert instructors, with the entire program being offered online and testing administered at an AAHSA State Affiliate location.

This is being used as a pilot program. Providing the anticipated success of the program, retirement & assisted living facilities can add value to employees and the industry through applicable education provided by BOMI International.

About BOMI International
Founded in 1970 and located in Annapolis, Maryland, BOMI International is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit education organization. As the trusted educational resource of choice for today’s top corporations, government agencies, property management firms, unions, and trade associations, we work across industry sectors to improve the skills of professionals at many levels with property, facility, and systems responsibilities. BOMI is known for industry-standard designations – the Real Property Administrator (RPA^®), the Facilities Management Administrator (FMA^®), the Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA^®), and the Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT^®). More than 20,000 building professionals hold one or more BOMI designations, and nearly 10,000 students register for individual courses each year.

AAHSA; American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) State

Affiliate, helps millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. They are a 5,700 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services; including assisted living and retirement communities. AAHSA’s commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.

More Info: Georgia, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, South Carolina, Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, Indiana, California, Florida and Illinois are the states involved for more info on AAHSA go to: www. Aahsa.org and for more information or to register with BOMI International visit; www.bomi.org

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