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AVIXA Announces 2025 Board of Directors, Leadership Search Committee Members

AVIXA, established in 1939, is the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. With over 3,000 members, it promotes collaboration, information, and community, and serves as a leading resource for AV standards, certification, training, market intelligence, and thought leadership.

AVIXA has announced its new Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee members for 2025. Key elections include Mradul Sharma as Secretary-Treasurer and newly appointed board members like Kristin Bidwell and Nicholas E. Cox. The Leadership Search Committee added members such as Mike Stead, Virginia Daugherity, and Lainie Mataras, representing a broad spectrum of AV industry expertise.

AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, is pleased to announce the election results for the 2025 AVIXA Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee.

Mradul Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, 3CDN Workplace Tech, has been elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board by AVIXA membership. AVIXA members also elected to the Board Kristin Bidwell, CEO, Audiovisual Consulting Team (AVCT), and Nicholas E. Cox, Sr., Director, IT-AV, Support Team Lead, Mizuho Americas.

The Leadership Search Committee (LSC) appointed John Bailey, Senior Vice President, Technology & Innovation, AVI-SPL, and Tom Shen, President & CEO, Shen Milsom & Wilke (SM&W), to AVIXA’s Board of Directors.

Mike Stead, Director of Global Partnerships, GPA, has been elected by AVIXA members to the Leadership Search Committee. In addition, Cathryn Lai, Chair of the AVIXA Board of Directors, has appointed Virginia Daugherity, Poly SLED Collaborations Specialist, HP Poly, and Lainie Mataras, Senior Director of the Consultant Architecture and Design Group, Planar, to the Leadership Search Committee.

A complete listing of the 2025 AVIXA Board of Directors appears below:

LSC Chair: Cathryn Lai, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Chair of the Board of Directors: Jatan Shah, QSC
Vice Chair: Tobias Lang, LANG AG

Secretary-Treasurer: Mradul Sharma, 3CDN Workplace Tech
Directors: John Bailey, AVI-SPL; Kristin Bidwell, Audiovisual Consulting Team; Christian Carrero, Kern & Stelly Medientechnik GmbH; Nicholas E. Cox, Sr., Mizuho Americas; Laila Hede Jensen, Zenova; Gale Moutrey, Steelcase; Kaushik Mukhopadhyay, AVID India & AVID UAE; and Tom Shen, Shen Milsom & Wilke.

“AVIXA is proud to welcome such talented leaders to its Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee. These individuals bring their unique perspectives from different areas of the industry and the world to enrich our association,” said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, RCDD, Chief Executive Officer of AVIXA. “Their time and dedication to the industry is integral as AVIXA continuously evolves as a valuable resource for pro AV professionals.”

AVIXA thanks outgoing Leadership Search Committee Chair and former Chair of the AVIXA Board Martin Saul, ICAP Global, and outgoing Board members Dorothy Di Stefano, Molten Immersive Art; Nyere Hollingsworth, Grainger; and Bren Walker, Kirkegaard.

AVIXA also acknowledges and appreciates the contributions of outgoing LSC members Graeme Harrison, Bluesound Professional, Frank Pisano, Bluefin International, and Monique Rezaei, Microsoft

For ongoing conversations and news about the pro AV industry, sign up for AVIXA Xchange, a unique community for the AV industry designed to connect thought leaders, industry-leading solution providers, and innovative manufacturers with AV solution seekers.

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