Loren Barrows Promoted to COO at Alcorn McBride

	Loren Barrows, Alcorn McBride

Alcorn McBride, a manufacturer of show control, audio, and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry, announces the promotion of Loren Barrows to chief operating officer.

"Loren has effectively held the position of COO for many years, so it's gratifying to see her consent to the title change," says Alcorn McBride founder, Steve Alcorn. "She has not only been in charge of business development but also taken a key role in sales and engineering support. Loren makes everything here work like a finely-tuned machine."

An eight-year team member of Alcorn McBride, Barrows formerly served as director of business development during a period of unprecedented growth and expansion for the company.

"The most amazing thing about our company is our people," says Barrows. "Steve has created a culture of empowerment, which allows us to focus on our customers and our work while having fun in the process. Everyone is passionate about what we do and is incredibly talented. When the right people are doing the right things, everything falls into place."

Barrows has a strong background in sales, training, customer service, and public speaking. Prior to joining Alcorn McBride she spent two years as a professional speaker with Freedom Personal Development. Earlier she was sales and client services manager with Texel Corporation, customer service supervisor with Time Warner Cable, and handled international customer service for A.T. Cross Co.

She graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, one of the country's leading entrepreneurial business colleges, with a BS in marketing and business.