January 27, 2025 I Appointments, Event
NAMM Announces New Board Members for 2025
From left: NAMM chair Tom Sumner, Thomann's Hans Thomann, TMP's Tom Tedesco, Martin Guitar's Thomas Ripsam, Pecknel Music's Jeremiah Manriquez, Day Violins' Jenna Day, Hosa's Mayumi Allison, Apogee's Betty Bennett, Dietze Music House's Tim Pratt and NAMM CEO John Mlynczak.
During its annual meeting of members at The 2025 NAMM Show, NAMM announced the eight newly elected board members who will be joining its Board of Directors.
These new members will serve a three-year term through January 2028 and will provide oversight and support of NAMM’s vision, mission and objectives. NAMM’s board of directors consists of 24 directors elected by the NAMM membership, each serving three-year terms in slates of eight.
“NAMM is eternally grateful to the talented coalition of industry leaders that continue to volunteer their time to guide our organization into the future” said John Mlynczak, NAMM president and CEO.
The new board members are Mayumi Allison, CEO of Hosa Technology; Betty Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee; Jenna Day, owner of Day Violins; Jeremiah Manriquez, president, CEO and owner of Pecknel Music Co.; Tim Pratt, president and owner of Dietze Music House; Thomas Ripsam, president and CEO of C.F. Martin & Co.; Tom Tedesco, president and CEO of The Music People; and Hans Thomann, CEO of Thomann Musikhaus.
Tom Sumner, NAMM chair, thanked the outgoing board members during the annual meeting of members and lauded their ideas and expertise. They are Roger Hart (TKL Products Corp), DeDe Heid (Heid Music Company), Elizabeth Heidt (Gibson), Adam Levin (Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center), Lana Negrete (Santa Monica Music Center), Paul Tobias (Tobias Music), Ray Williams (Music Marketing) and Steve Zapf (Conn-Selmer.)
