Atlona® recently announced the appointment of Thorsten Goecke as director of business development for the company’s EMEA commercial division. In his new role, Goecke will work to extend Atlona’s partner network and brand awareness in the European AV installation market.

“Thorsten brings extensive experience in sales and business development to Atlona, as well as key distributor relationships and a rich background in commercial AV connectivity deployments,” said Matt Bute, Atlona’s director of global sales. “We’re looking forward to working with him to expand Atlona’s presence in Europe and develop new markets for our industry-leading distribution and connectivity solutions.”

Prior to joining Atlona, Goecke was EMEA channel sales director for Icron Technologies. He also previously served as managing director for Gefen Distribution GmbH in the European pro-AV market and sales manager for SDI GmbH.

“I’m looking forward to taking on the challenge of expanding our partner network throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa — all of which present exciting opportunities and potential for Atlona solutions,” Goecke commented. “Atlona is well-known for its outstanding product family and gold-standard support, and I’m excited about the opportunity to spread the message to new EMEA customers.”