Itzhak Bambagi appointed as new CEO of Kramer

Kramer Electronics has announced the appointment of Itzhak Bambagi as Chief Executive
Officer, effective immediately.

The appointment reinforces Kramer’s position as a leader in pro AV innovation as the company
aims to further drive its software and cloud-based initiatives to both support and adopt new
business models, better suited to address the needs of the evolving AV industry.

Bambagi has a proven track record of exemplary leadership serving in key executive roles at
IBM and Digital/Compaq over the past 18 years. Among the various projects and technologies
on which he worked, he also led IBM’s IT transformational experience using cloud technologies
and various digital workplace initiatives across EMEA.

The appointment heralds an exciting time for both Bambagi and Kramer. “I am both proud and
honored to be joining Kramer as their CEO,” declared Bambagi. “For the past 4 decades, Kramer
has led the way with advanced AV solutions and the Kramer brand is known and respected
worldwide. I have been a long-term admirer of Dr. Joseph Kramer’s dedication, work, and vision
and look forward to working with the global Kramer teams to further enhance the company’s
evolution and making Kramer even greater.”

With a strong history in software and cloud developments, Bambagi will be instrumental in
driving Kramer’s ethos of advanced pro AV solutions utilizing tighter integration, software, and
cloud driven functionality.

He explains: “Bringing software and cloud components further into the pro AV arena is the next
step. By allowing remote support and management, we can bring standard uniformity to
multisite installations, wherever they are in the world. Hassle-free solutions and an outstanding
user experience are key and my IBM experience will assist in delivering technology that
‘behaves’ in ways that are wholly familiar to – and expected by – IT departments.”

“The way customers consume IT and AV in an IoT enabled world will have a tremendous impact
on our industry. Converging technologies bring a multitude of challenges and opportunities
with software-driven solutions, cloud power, and scalability as well as opportunities for new
business models, such as AV as a Service (AVaaS).

We aim to reinforce Kramer as the ‘go-to’ brand for pro AV remote management and cloud
advancements. We will, of course, continue to develop our pro AV innovation and support,
educate, and collaborate with our loyal customer base which has made Kramer so great for the
last 4 decades.”

On announcing the news, Dr. Joseph Kramer, Founder, President and Chairman of Kramer, said:
“We are incredibly excited to share this fantastic appointment. Itzhak’s decades of experience
in sales, service and operational management paired with his deep understanding of advanced
networking and cloud technology will be invaluable assets as Kramer meets the continuing
challenges of the converging pro AV and IT industries.”
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