RTI Appoints Trevor de Maat as Eastern Regional Sales Manager

 

SHAKOPEE, Minn. — April 21, 2011 — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that it has named Trevor de Maat as the company's eastern regional sales manager. de Maat brings a wealth of management experience in the consumer electronics and professional A/V markets to his new role at RTI, where he will be responsible for the sales and marketing activity of RTI's control solutions in the eastern U.S. 

"We are very excited to welcome Trevor to the RTI team. He has a proven track record of success in the professional A/V market, where he has held key management positions for both integrators and consumer electronics suppliers," said Pete Baker, vice president of sales and marketing for RTI. "With his reputation for building strong long-term business relationships and successfully executing strategic business plans, Trevor's contributions will be invaluable as we continue to expand the presence of our intuitive, easy-to-use control solutions in the eastern U.S."

"Joining RTI is a very exciting opportunity, and I'm looking forward to working with the team and our extensive network of dealers," said de Maat. "RTI has listened to market demand and stayed at the forefront of the industry with easy-to-program, intuitive solutions, remote access on mobile devices, and cost-effective audio distribution. At the same time, the company has worked very hard to support its dealers with award-winning educational and incentive programs. RTI offers a great culture of innovation, and I'm happy to be a part of it."

de Maat comes to RTI from AVAD — a home integration solutions provider — where over the last eight years he has served as territory sales manager and regional sales manager, northeast. Previously, he held the position of Internet audio consultant with Audio Outlet, where he helped launch the database-driven, dynamic e-commerce website. In 1996, de Maat founded TreMa Sound, Inc. where he served as market development manager, managing day-to-day activities associated with introducing new product lines to the U.S. hi-fi market.

de Maat holds a bachelor's degree from Breda Business School (HEAO Breda) in the Netherlands. He will be based in Queens, N.Y., and report to Pete Baker.

About RTI

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), headquartered in Shakopee, Minnesota, is the leading manufacturer of innovative, sophisticated, yet user friendly control systems. RTI’s wide array of elegant hardware and software solutions are marketed exclusively through the custom installation channel.

RTI was founded in 1992 with a committed focus on the custom installation market. This unwavering commitment was expanded and formalized in March 2007 with RTI’s C2C™ (Committed to Custom) initiative which includes expanded tech support hours, enhanced training through both its Advanced Control University (ACU) and in the field, and the C2C orientation will inform and shape every aspect of RTI’s continued evolution. C2C highlights RTI’s dedication to the custom installation market, making it the leader in creating wireless hardware and software control solutions that effectively address the challenges facing electronic systems installers and integrators.

RTI's belief in offering its products exclusively through custom dealers and trained professional integrators is a guiding passion, centered on the customization of any size home theater or other electronic system. The company’s design philosophy emphasizes an intuitive and enjoyable experience in using its award-winning products, from its universal system controllers, to signal storage and processing devices, and PC programming software.

For additional information on RTI and all its innovative products please visit www.rticorp.com.

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Company Contact:

Pete Baker
Remote Technologies Inc.
Tel: 952-253-3100
Email: peteb@rticorp.com