Retail Observer

JANUARY 2018 RETAILOBSERVER.COM 61 An industry veteran of more than 25 years, Joe joined Samsung as senior vice president of sales in December 2009 and was promoted to his current role in 2013. Since joining the company, he has been credited with establishing Samsung as a market leader in technology innovations across a broad range of B2C and B2B products in the United States. Prior to joining the Samsung team, Joe spent three years as senior vice president at D&M Holdings, and was responsible for marketing, sales, channel management, and the P&L for the Denon brand. He also spent nearly ten years at Sony Corporation leading their AV, recording media, and HDD related businesses. Additionally, he worked at AT&T/ Lucent for eight years, where he worked in sales and marketing for their consumer markets and products divisions. An alumnus of Rutgers University, Joe received his BS in Electrical Engineering. Drawing from his love of sports, he is admired by his colleagues for his leadership style that combines innovative thinking with a drive to succeed. When he isn't doing what he loves at Samsung, Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and two children in northern New Jersey, where he was born and raised. He is passionate about a number of charitable causes and is personally invested in supporting a range of local missions for his home state – from feeding the hungry and housing the underserved, to inspiring local youth to become tomorrow's business leaders. Joe also serves on the board of directors for mentorship-focused nonprofit organization Junior Achievement of New Jersey. The ADL National Consumer Technology Industry honors individuals annually for their dedication, leadership, accomplishments and contributions to the consumer technology industry while providing influence and inspiration for positive change in the community. NATIONAL CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE BOARD Fred Towns, Industry Chair Eric Schwartz, Vice Chair John Affriol / Rick Albuck / Dave Arland / Tim Baxter / Sandy Conrad Stephanie Dismore / Harry Elias / Saul Gold / Pam Golden / Michael Goldsmith / Ed Hecht / Murray Huppin / Jeff Joseph / Henry Juszkiewicz / Kenneth Kohn / Moe Lastfogel / Shelly Palmer / Daniel Pidgeon / Angela Richter / Jim Sanduski / Jerry Satoren / John Shalam / Steve Smith The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Today it is the world's leading organization combating anti-Semitism, exposing hate groups, training law enforcement on hate crimes, developing anti-bias education programs for students, countering cyber-hate, and relentlessly pursuing equal rights for all. For additional information please contact Beth Katznelson, director of national industry partnerships. BKatznelson@adl.org or visit www.adl.org. RO 2017 ADL Honorees: Tom Hickman, Mike Edwards, and Joe Stinziano Executive Board

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