Russound an-nounced three new appointments as part of a major expansion of the company’s department of education. Industry veteran Joel Rosenblatt was tapped for the newly created position of director of education, while Roger Soucy was named education manager. Also transitioning to the education team is George Gavutis, who has served in Russound technical sales for two years. Mr. Gavutis joins Ron DeMille who were both named education specialists. Russound also announced three new appointments as part of a significant enhancement of the company’s sales and support departments. Named were Charlie Porritt as national sales manager, Chuck Fortier as customer support manager and Dee Farr as channel development manager for the custom/hi-fi markets.