Crestron President & CEO George Feldstein has been named winner of the prestigious Pioneers of AV Award at InfoComm10 in Las Vegas. Feldstein was awarded the prestigious Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV Award, one of the AV industry’s highest honours.
The Adele De Berri Pioneers of AV Award highlights important contributions made by individuals to the science of AV and to the formation of the AV industry.
For more than 40 years, Feldstein’s innovations and leadership helped to spawn and build a thriving industry. His continued vision remains a driving force of progress that has transformed a once-fledgling AV industry into the successful global leader it is today. As president and CEO, Feldstein has guided Crestron into an industry leader with 57 world wide offices on five continents.
“George Feldstein is the personification of what happens when you combine science and technical knowledge with imagination, generosity and tenacity,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director and CEO, InfoComm International. “At a time when AV tastes change quickly, George has created a technology that evolves and stands the test of time.
“InfoComm is pleased to recognise the technological and entrepreneurial achievements of George Feldstein,” added Lemke. “He is an industry giant who has led through a combination of big thinking and gracious giving. George has always encouraged his staff to volunteer with InfoComm on committees and projects that make the industry better.”
InfoComm International annually honours AV pioneers who have distinguished themselves within the AV industry. The award recognises individuals, past or present who have made extraordinary contributions to the formation of the AV industry that we have today. InfoComm International brings attention and education to the AV industry by recognising pioneers who made scientific breakthroughs resulting in new AV technologies that impacted the manufacture and sales of products enjoyed by audiences world wide.