August 29, 2024 I Appointments
Magnatone Announces Management Changes
Magnatone USA has announced recent management changes within the company. General manager and worldwide sales director, Rod Washburn, will be leaving the company to work for Lyon & Healy, a Chicago-based manufacturer of orchestral harps, and will handle all of its distributed brands, including Paoletti, Chapman and Magneto guitar lines.
“I’ve really enjoyed being part of the Magnatone family,” Washburn said. “We’ve made some great strides these past five years — creating and solidifying key relationships with our dealers and their customers, as well as building strong ties to our Magnatone artists.”
“Rod has been an integral part of our steady growth, and we wish him all the best,” said Ted Kornblum, Magnatone president and CEO who will assume the interim role of worldwide sales director and artist relations — a role he held early on with the company. “My highest priorities are to continue delivering best-in-class service and remaining close to our dealers, consumers and artists.”
Kornblum resurrected the Magnatone brand 11 years ago and has been steering its success since it went out of business more than 30 years ago.
