Mackie Designs has announced that its chief operating officer, Jamie Engen, has been appointed chief executive officer and president by the company’s board of directors. Engen has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Greg Mackie, the company’s founder and chairman commented: "The Mackie board of directors strongly supports the effort and progress that Jamie has made on behalf of our company as our chief operating officer over the last year. As COO, Jamie has proved himself capable of managing the day to day activities of the growing Mackie organization, at the same time proving himself capable of providing the leadership and strategic guidance that we require of a CEO." Mackie has also appointed Ivan Schwartz as director of corporate communications for all of the Mackie companies. Schwartz comes to Mackie from his previous position as director of marketing at Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW), which was acquired by Mackie Designs in April 2000. Prior to EAW, Schwartz was with Mark IV Audio for nine years, where as general manager, he oversaw the US sales, service, marketing and distribution for Midas, Klark Teknik and DDA products, and the sales and marketing of Electro-Voice concert sound products to the touring industry.
