Latin America. Atlona announced that the CEO and co-founder will depart on September 15, nearly three years after Panduit's acquisition of the company. Jamey Swigert, Atlona's Director of AV Sales and Business Development, will assume the company's lead leadership role as Chief Executive Officer on September 15.
Ilya co-founded Atlona in 2003 with his brother Michael, Atlona's Vice President of Engineering until October 2020. The two young entrepreneurs transformed Atlona from a two-person garage company focused on AV connectivity products for the home into a leading global provider of AV collaboration, control and distribution solutions. Ilya was largely responsible for the strategy of Atlona's now-global partner network, which has established the company's brand in key business regions around the world.
Atlona's early and aggressive push toward AV over IP product innovation captured Panduit's attention. The acquisition has set Atlona apart from its competition by introducing the brand to an entirely new base of consultants, resellers and IT integrators looking for networked AV solutions for their end users.
"An example of our successful integration is the increased collaboration of our two sales teams to uncover new business opportunities," Khayn said. "Our mutual partners find advantageous the combination of infrastructure and AV products offered by Panduit and Atlona. The company continues its aggressive new product program with a stronger focus on quality assurance to build a solid foundation to win AV and IT business projects around the world. With a strong and experienced leadership team and trained professionals in all key positions, it is the right time to make the transition after 18 years of hard work."
Ilya added that it will be "business as usual for Atlona" as Jamey takes on the leadership role and anticipates that Panduit's proven strategic approach to product quality, innovation and simplicity of implementation and operation will lead to a new era of substantial growth and success. This includes an ongoing emphasis on manufacturing high-quality AV products that are IT-compatible.
"Nearly three years ago we entered an exciting growth industry through our acquisition of Atlona," said Swigert. "We understood how important it was to invest in talent, product innovation and business strategy while allowing Atlona to operate without interference. I have worked closely with the incredible Atlona team during this period and am honored to lead the company and continue the legacy of developing customer-centric AV products and solutions that Ilya and Michael created."
