MEDIA CONTACT:
Scott Robertson, APR
Director of Marketing & Communications
NAMM, the International Music Products Association
760-438-8007, ext. 102
Fax: 760-438-8257
e-mail:
scottr@namm.com
NAMM BOARD RECOGNIZES IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURER'S REP FIRMS TO THE INDUSTRY; AMENDS BYLAWS ALLOWING REPS TO VOTE AND SERVE ON FUTURE BOARDS
CARLSBAD, Calif., January 24, 2006 � NAMM, the International Music Products Association, announced today that its Board of Directors unanimously voted to change the current association bylaws to permit manufacturer representative companies (known as independent rep firms) to become voting Members. The change will allow these Member firms to vote on the slate of candidates for future NAMM Boards and serve on the Board themselves for the first time in the association's 104-year history.
"From my days in retail, I remember the critical role reps played in our success," said Joe Lamond, president and CEO, NAMM. "They served as our eyes and ears for market trends and issues, while consistently bringing us new ideas as well as new products." Lamond continued, "the credit for this historic move really belongs to our visionary NAMM Board and especially Susan Lipp of Full Compass for spearheading this important change."
Manufacturer's reps will receive a proxy ballot to elect the 2007 NAMM Board of Directors. Reps who are interested in serving on the Board will be eligible in 2007 and may be nominated in spring 2006.
About NAMM
The International Music Products Association, commonly called NAMM in reference to the organization�s popular NAMM trade shows, is the not-for-profit association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $16 billion global musical instruments and products industry. NAMM�s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately 9,000 Member companies. For more information about NAMM, interested parties can visit
www.namm.com
or call 800-767-NAMM (6266).
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