AAMP GLOBAL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• EVP / GM Commercial & Fleet
• Executive Vice President / General Manager of the Commercial / Fleet Division

BIO Brad Chapple is the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Commercial/Fleet Division of AAMP Global, a global manufacturer of vehicle technology. His division focuses on the design, manufacturing, and development of technology solutions that result in safer and more efficient Commercial and Fleet lines. He has built a team, comprised of engineers, product managers, sales and marketing, to strategically position his division as a leader in the Fleet and Commercial industry. Prior to AAMP Global, Brad was co-founder, CEO and President of Intraphex, a company that specialized in the development and manufacturing of in-vehicle safety and infotainment technology. Intraphex grew quickly and was acquired by AAMP Global in 2013. Brad earned his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. In his spare time, Brad likes to spend time with his family, attend his children's sporting events, travel, or enjoy his own personal hobby, flying general aviation airplanes.

Job Titles:

• Finance Director of AAMP Europe

BIO Don Tolson, Finance Director of AAMP Europe, has spent over 20 years in senior finance roles, across a range of industries. Don joined Armour Automotive (now AAMP Europe) in 2004 as the Finance Director responsible for Finance, Administration, HR and IT in the UK and the Nordics. Don has significant experience and knowledge in management and financial reporting, information technology, accounting, finance, capital management and HR. Prior to joining Armour, Don was the Finance Director for Palmers Ltd, a scaffolding and specialist coatings company, mainly operating in the petrochemical, oil and power sectors. Palmers is a subsidiary of the German industrial giant Thyssen Krupp, which owns more than 650 companies across the world. In this role, Don also had operational responsibility for a number of the business units. Don started his career at Selwood Ltd, a manufacturing and plant hire company, owned at the time by the British multinational industrial conglomerate and FTSE100 company BTR. The culture at Selwood was of strong financial management and the accounting teams were core to this ethos, being involved across all aspect of the business. This gave Don an excellent grounding and training of business KPI's at an early age. Don is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, he studied at the University of Southampton, completing his professional exams in 1991. Don is married to Clare and has 3 children and in his spare time he enjoys spending time outdoors, cycling, scuba diving and hiking and led a team of Armour colleagues on the 3 peaks challenge, which involves climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales are climbed in a 24 hour period.

Job Titles:

• President, North America

BIO Herb Brown, President, North America, has over 31 years of experience in the vehicle entertainment industry; 29 of them with AAMP. He began his career with AAMP in 1992 with a dynamic goal of making sure every customer fully understood and experienced the value of high-level service as well as industry leading products. Herb received top sales awards as a sales associate and was promoted to National Sales Manager before being named Vice President of Sales. In his current role, he overseas the Sales, Marketing and Product Development functions of the Americas. Herb is an experienced industry professional that pushes his team to permeate the AAMP brand across all sales channels with a strong foundational belief in relationship selling. He and his wife's free time is mostly spent at high School Baseball, Football, or Golf matches watching their two sons compete. He is also an umpire instructor for high school and Little League baseball.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director, Europe

BIO Since joining his first Car Audio and Electronics company in 1982, John has been passionate about in-car electronics. Joining Armour in 2005 as Operations Director his responsibilities included all aspects of Purchasing, Warehousing, Logistics and Manufacturing. In 2015, John took on the expanded role of Global Operations Director, where he oversees logistics, operations and purchasing globally. Prior to joining AAMP, John has held various leadership positions in sales and operations within the mobile electronics industry. Today he manages the European Operation for AAMP Global. A father to four children, two who have flown the nest currently advancing their careers in IT and Journalism and two are still at home. Being a family of animal lovers he has a Dog, 4 Rabbits, 5 Rats and a tank full of Tropical Fish. In his spare time John can be found spending time with his family on bike rides, horse riding, swimming, walking and playing board games, or enjoying his personal hobby, Flying RC Helicopters.

Job Titles:

• Director of Purchasing

BIO Julie Julian, brings a extensive amount of experience and passion to her role of Director of Purchasing. She has been serving AAMP Global for the past 22 years and is equipped with a substantial knowledge of customer care & supply chain management. Motivated and inspired by the drive to deliver the highest caliber of solutions to AAMP's retail partners, she leads her team with a focus on quality, efficiency, with a focus on bolstering profitability for retailers. An avid seeker of knowledge, she is always in quest of ways to learn new things about the industry with an aim to grow as a professional. Gifted with a remarkable set of leadership skills, Julie's primary objective is to work on the self-development of the team members with an aim to assist them in unveiling their true potential. As a leader, Julie believes in leading by example and is always on the lookout for an opportunity to create a better example for the team members to follow. Besides this, Julie is a proud mother of a 5 years old girl Isabella and is married to a wonderful man name Ryan. She greatly cherishes spending time with the family and loves to hit the road in the RV (of course enhanced with AAMP solutions!).

Job Titles:

• Director, Human Resources
• Global Human Resources Director

BIO Katie Schwartz is AAMP's Global Human Resources Director, where she is responsible to AAMP's most resource, humans! Katie oversees culture, talent acquisition, benefits administration, and HR compliance. Katie is certified through the Society of Human Resources with her SHRM-CP certification and classifies herself as a "nerd for all things HR!" She has a Bachelor's Degree in History from University of South Florida, a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management from Georgetown University, and a former AmeriCorps VISTA. When she is not traveling the world, you can find her baking sugary sweets to share, hiking with her four-legged puppy pal Paisley, or watching college football - Go Bulls!

Job Titles:

• Vice President, Research & Development
• Vice President of Research and Development

BIO With a career spanning more than two decades, Vice President of Research and Development Kevin Kuenzie is deeply rooted in the 12-volt industry. His career began with In-Vehicle Mobile Communications before he harnessed his passion for custom and high-performance automotive aftermarket solutions specializing in premium audio and was at the forefront of developing groundbreaking DSP solutions. Kevin spearheads Product Development and Engineering at AAMP, engineering solutions that forge the way forward with advanced audio products for Infotainment, Powersports and Offroad products. Kevin is an off-road racing enthusiast, never letting the dust settle with his two boys Evan and Kruz by his side. Taking on both 2 and 4-wheel class's all over from Mexico to Southwestern US, Kevin takes every opportunity he can get when it comes to pushing things a little further. After competing in races, and attending baseball games for son Kruz - Kevin still finds time to immerse himself into car culture customizing vehicles while going where events take him professionally around Southern California.

Job Titles:

• Vice President of Business Development

BIO Randall Schwartz, Vice President of Business Development, is a 27-year Car Electronics industry veteran joining the AAMP Global team in 2021. Prior to joining AAMP Global, Randall held various positions at Best Buy spanning 25 years, ranging from the early years of Car Electronics Installation and retail leadership to technical training and support, to new business development inclusive of domestic and international. Most recently, Randall was responsible for leading and growing the Connected Car category at Best Buy across 1,000 retail locations, eCommerce and installation services. In his current role at AAMP as Vice President of Sales, Randall is responsible for leading a high-performance sales team that caters to 12v dealers, distributors, large chain and mass retail. An avid MN Vikings fan, Randall lives in the Twin Cities Area of Minnesota. Married to his wife of 22 years, Stephanie, they have two kids Quinten 19 and Layla 17. Outside of work, you'll find Randall on his Harley or hanging out in the backyard grilling and playing yard games with his family and friends.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• President

BIO Scott Forst is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AAMP Global, responsible for leading AAMP's global team. As CEO, Scott oversees the organization's organic growth strategy through channel expansion and new product development, and leads AAMP's acquisition strategy and merger processes. Prior to becoming CEO, Scott served as President of Americas. He came to AAMP from Generations Brands, a global supplier of Decorative Lighting and Ceiling fans, where he served as the Vice President of Sales for the Feiss Lighting and Monte Carlo Fan division. Prior to Generation Brands Scott served in management, sales and marketing roles at Hunter Fan Company working for both Hunter Fan Company and Casablanca Fan Company. He received his bachelors degree from Florida State University. He spends his free time with his wife Hillary, his son Hudson and daughter Beatrice.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer