EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jan. 26, 2010 —
PPCA® today announced that it has bolstered the company’s sales team for its Perfect Pathâ„¢ line of cutting-edge, professional-quality connectors and cables with the addition of Chris Gibbins and Rebecca Ziolko as western and eastern sales managers, respectively. In their new roles, Gibbins and Ziolko will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic sales plans for the Perfect Path family of products in the consumer electronics, custom installation, and retail A/V markets while directing channel development activity and coordinating sales distribution to their respective territories.
Gibbins comes to PPC as an industry veteran with experience as a senior product development and sales manager at Monster CableA® Products, Inc. He previously served as merchandise buyer and as regional sales manager for California-based The Good Guys specialty retail chain. Gibbins holds a Bachelor of Science in business marketing from San Diego State University.
Ziolko has been with PPC since 2005. She has held the positions of marketing coordinator, insides sales representative, associate regional sales manager, and product marketing manager of retail markets, where she managed the PPC HDMI consumer cable product line. Ziolko earned a Bachelor of Science in business from the State University of New York at Geneseo.
“I am pleased to welcome Chris to the Perfect Path team, and congratulate Rebecca on her new position,” said PPC President John Mezzalingua. “Both have valuable experience in the consumer electronics industry and have demonstrated a penchant for success that will be instrumental to us as we strengthen the market presence of our Perfect Path line.”
The Perfect Path brand is headed by Eric Bodley, vice president and general manager of consumer electronics for PPC. “Perfect Path is a complete connectivity solution, and since its introduction at CEDIA Expo 2009, the brand has really taken off. I look forward to working with both Chris and Rebecca as we build on this momentum and continue to penetrate the consumer electronics market,” stated Bodley.
Gibbins will be based outside San Francisco, and Ziolko will be based in New York City. Both will report to Bodley.
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About Perfect Pathâ„¢
Perfect Pathâ„¢ offers the custom installation and retail A/V markets a full range of innovative interconnect devices, including the industry’s only true locking HDMI cable. Perfect Path cables, connectors, and tools offer the same PPCA® quality that has been enjoyed around the world by cable systems and satellite networks. The competitively priced, highly reliable interconnect solutions allow custom installers and A/V retailers to connect with something betterâ„¢ for increased profits and decreased operational costs. More information is available at
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About PPCA®
With more patents in connector technology than any other company worldwide, PPCA® has pioneered many of the advancements available in the industry today and is a proven leader in the design and manufacture of connector technology for the telecommunications, satellite, and wireless industries around the globe. PPC’s innovations include the Universal Compression Connector, which is widely used by all major cable TV and satellite companies; the wireless compression connector for the wireless industry; and the only locking HDMI connector. Headquartered in East Syracuse, N.Y., PPC also has locations in Denmark, St. Kitts, and China. More information is available at
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