Clear-Com®, the leader in real-time wired, wireless and IP communications solutions, today announced that Chris Willis has been appointed as the company’s Vice President of Sales. In this role, Chris will lead Clear-Com’s global sales organisation and drive revenue growth within all of Clear-Com’s markets including but not limited to Broadcast, Live Performance, Sports, and Marine, Military, Aerospace and Government (MAG). He is also a member of the Clear-Com Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic direction of the company.
Chris is based in the UK and reports to Clear-Com’s President, Bob Boster. “In the relatively short time that I have worked with Chris, he has shown impressive strategic thinking, a strong customer focus, good technical knowledge and a clear understanding of Clear-Com’s markets,” said Bob, President of Clear-Com. “I am confident in his ability to lead this high-performing sales organization while strengthening and scaling our channel network, in order to accelerate Clear-Com’s global growth strategy.”
Chris joined Trilogy Communications in April 2016 as Group Sales and Marketing Director, with a remit to restructure the global sales team and develop the pipeline. Following Clear-Com’s acquisition of Trilogy, Chris took on responsibility for Trilogy and Clear-Com solution sales for the Military Aerospace & Government market for EMEA and Asia Pacific, and also worked with product management on Trilogy’s MAG line. Prior to this Chris’ extensive sales career encompassed the worlds of communications and MAG, with senior sales and business development roles at companies including L-3 Communications and VIT Security Group.
Chris commented, “With five decades of communications experience, a strong and committed partner network, and a highly-respectable professional intercom brand, Clear-Com has enormous opportunities to deepen its presence in its existing markets and to broaden its reach into adjacent markets with current and new solutions. I am looking forward to serve as a senior sales leader at one of the industry’s most innovative communications companies and capitalizing on growth opportunities to reach sales goals for Clear-Com.”
ABOUT CLEAR-COM®
Clear-Com, an HME company, is a trusted global provider of professional real-time
communications solutions and services since 1968. We innovate market proven technologies that link people together through wired and wireless systems. Clear-Com was first to market portable wired and wireless intercom systems for live performances. Since then, our history of technological advancements and innovations has delivered significant improvements to the way people collaborate in professional settings where real-time communications matters. For the markets we serve — broadcast, live performance, live events, sports, military, aerospace and government– our communication products have consistently met the demands for high quality audio, reliability, scalability and low latency, while addressing communication requirements of varying size and complexity. Our reputation in the industry is not only based on our product achievements, but also on our consistent level of customer engagement and dedication to delivering the right solutions for specialised applications, with the expertise to make it work. Around the globe and across markets, Clear-Com’s innovations and solutions have received numerous awards and recognitions for ingenuity and impact to customers.