October 1 - DigiTech, a Harman International Company (NYSE-HAR) is pleased to announce the appointment of European industry-veteran Dave Karlsen to the DigiTech international sales team. The announcement was made today by Rob Urry, President of DigiTech. In his new position, Karlsen will be managing European sales for DigiTech and DOD, reporting to Buzz Goodwin, VP of worldwide sales.

Prior to joining DigiTech, Karlsen was Sales and Marketing Director for Arbiter Group for 8 years, responsible for UK Sales & Marketing for Fender, JBL, Steinberg, AKG, DigiTech and many other brands.

Commenting on the appointment, Goodwin stated, “In addition to his extensive background in distribution, sales management, marketing, and product development, Dave brings a proven track record of success with the DigiTech brand. This will undoubtedly benefit our distributors, dealers and end-users.”

Salt Lake City-based Harman Music Group Inc. designs, manufactures and markets signal-processing equipment for professional musicians, recording studios and sound system engineers. It markets its products under the brand names dbx, DigiTech, DOD, and Lexicon Pro. Harman Music Group is a subsidiary of Harman International Industries.