Focusrite Names Damian Hawley Director of Global Marketing and Sales

	Damian Hawley, Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.

Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. has named Damian Hawley director of global marketing and sales. Hawley will manage the merged marketing and sales departments for the Focusrite, Novation, and RedNet brands worldwide including Focusrite Novation, Inc. (the US-based wholly-owned subsidiary).

Both Phil Wagner, president of Focusrite Novation, Inc., and Giles Orford, marketing director, remain in their respective positions and will continue to serve on the board of directors while reporting to Hawley.

Dave Froker, managing director, comments: "Following a period of strong company performance we have decided to bring marketing and sales together as a single organization to position the business for it's next phase of growth."

Hawley, who joined Focusrite in 2004 and became sales director in 2009 states, "The Focusrite and Novation brands have seen significant growth over the last five years and I now look forward to the privilege of leading our newly combined team of highly talented marketing and sales professionals."