Michael Carlet

Chief Financial Officer

Mike joined SnapAV in 2014 after years with companies such as Sears Holdings and Driven Brands (Meineke, Maaco), and prior to that spent time in the public accounting world. Mike is very active in the local Charlotte community, serving on the boards of many organizations, including the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. He was also a recipient of the prestigious “40 under 40” award from the Charlotte Business Journal. Mike is responsible for the finance and accounting operations for SnapAV, ensuring its financial health and profitability as the company continues to grow at a rapid pace.

Jeff Hindman

EVP, Sales & Marketing

Jeff joined SnapAV in 2016 as President of New Markets after eight years in sales and general management roles with NCR and Radiant Systems (which was acquired by NCR in 2011). Prior to joining Radiant, Jeff was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and a technology investment banker with JPMorgan.

G Paul Hess

Chief Product Officer

GPaul has been with SnapAV since 2010 after nearly 15 years in the custom integration industry, including tenure at Elan (CORE Brands) and prior to that as a custom installer himself. He originally managed SnapAV’s connected product lines and was promoted to CPO in 2014 to oversee the entire product organization. He’s now focused on managing our product development teams, from the quality and sourcing teams managing our factory partners in Asia, to our business units designing and managing SnapAV’s 2000+ products.

Eric Harper

VP, Product Marketing

Eric has spent the last 20+ years serving the Home AV industry, including product and marketing leadership roles at ELAN/Sunfire (CORE Brands), Integra (ONKYO) and as a custom integrator in the 1990s. He joined SnapAV in 2010 as co-head of Product Development and now leads the Product Marketing organization, with responsibility over product positioning, pricing and 3P distribution relationships across the company’s vertical markets.

Joe Topinka

Chief Information Officer

Joe joined SnapAV in 2014 with an extensive career leading IT organizations and driving meaningful business results in the process. Prior to Snap, he spent several years in executive roles at Red Wing Shoes and RSM McGladrey. He is a three-time recipient of the CIO of the Year Award in Minneapolis and twice in Charlotte. The author of several books, Joe is a frequent publisher of articles focused on the technology world, and is often a featured speaker at technology conferences and workshops around the country. Joe also serves as the board chair of the Business Relationship Management Institute, a not-for-profit, that focuses on development programs that advance the art and discipline of business relationship management worldwide. Joe and his teams are responsible for business technology solutions and operations for the company.

Carlyle Taylor

EVP of Product Development

Carlyle joined SnapAV in 2016 supporting the Product Development, Quality and Sourcing teams after spending 40 years in the technology hardware and software industry. Prior to joining SnapAV, Carlyle ran a business consulting company. He was previously VP of NCR Corporation’s Retail and Hospitality product development organization after NCR acquired Radiant Systems. While at Radiant Systems, Carlyle was President of the Hardware Division and grew the hardware business from its infancy.

Wally Whinna

President, Allnet

Wally joined SnapAV in March of 2018 with the acquisition of Allnet and serves as its President. He comes to SnapAV with 40 years of experience in Consumer Electronics Sales, Brand Management and Marketing. Wally was one of the founders of AVAD and served as its Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing until March of 2010 when he departed to reform Allnet. In parallel with Allnet he was a partner in Tandem Marketing, a Nationally recognized Manufacturer’s Representative firm coving 10 states in the upper Midwest. He is a member of the Inaugural CE Pro Master Group and is a recipient of the Lutron RadioRA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Trevor Hansen

President, Volutone

Trevor joined SnapAV in November of 2018 with the acquisition of Volutone. Born into the Volutone family business, Trevor quickly became familiar with nearly every aspect of the industry. He worked in the Volutone warehouse and as a custom installer before working in sales and eventually taking control of Volutone’s Purchasing Department. Now serving as its President, Trevor has helped transform Volutone from a small family operation to an Elite Regional Distributor on the West Coast, winning multiple Distributor of the Year Awards. In addition to being named to Dealerscope’s “40 under 40” list in 2012, Trevor also founded PowerHouse Alliance, serving as President for nine years.

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