International. The Telos Alliance has appointed John Schur, founder of Minnetonka Audio, as Vice President of Television Solutions. Schur will replace Tim Carroll, founder and president of Linear Acoustic, who is leaving the company to move to the West Coast for personal and family reasons.
"We will make forward efforts with Tim's significant legacy, with the support of an incredibly strong leadership team. With John Schur now at the forefront of TV solutions, the future is bright for Telos Alliance's TV audio division," said the company's CEO, Frank Foti. "We will continue to innovate and lead in both loudness control and AOIP for television, and we are committed to the TV audio market and our customers."
"I am excited to lead the TV Solutions Group at Telos Alliance and work directly with an amazing team of professionals and experts in our field," said Schur. "The television industry is rapidly evolving with the adoption of new technologies at an increasing rate. We will continue to leverage best-in-class hardware and software technology from the Telos Alliance to create innovative solutions for the industry."
John Schur founded Minnetonka Software in 1986, which provided the development of general software, for purposes primarily for the medical community. In 1998, he formed Minnetonka Audio Software to focus on audio software products and services for the broadcasting and professional media industries.
With a strong background in engineering, John has taken an active role in software architecture and design at Minnetonka. Schur has a long-standing interest in music, performance and audio recording. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from Stanford.
