At an event attended by CEO Nick Berry and International Business Director Jose Coelho, Origin Acoustics has announced CAVD as its new UK distributor. At the same event the company has also announced the appointment of Phil Hardaway as Sales Manager for the B&O x OA EMEA business.
The event at the CAVD showroom in Marlow brought together industry figures and UK integrators.
After 10 years with Invision UK, Origin Acoustics has transitioned to CAVD. “We are thankful to Invision for their support since 2014,” stated Jose Coelho. “We welcome CAVD as our new partner in the UK.”
Jamie Pullen, CAVD Director, expressed his excitement, “Having Origin Acoustics trust us with the UK market reflects the ambition and drive of everyone at CAVD. We look forward to elevating OA’s presence in the UK.”
Effective July 9, CAVD is the exclusive supplier of OA products in the UK and Ireland.
Origin Acoustics also announced the hiring of Phil Hardaway, formerly of SnapOne and Nice, to manage the European co-branded partnership with B&O. Phil will oversee the day-to-day relationship with B&O stores in the EMEA region and collaborate closely with CAVD in the UK market.
“Audio is my passion and working with innovators like OA and audio icons like B&O is a dream come true,” stated Phil. Jose added, “I’ve known Phil for a while, and his passion for audio is remarkable. We are excited to have his enthusiasm and energy driving our B&O co-branded business to the next level in EMEA.”