Friday, January 8, 2021

Belkin's Chet Pipkin Shifts To Board

Los Angeles-based consumer electronics giant Belkin announced on Thursday that founder and CEO Chet Pipkin is shifting his attention to the board, taking on the role of Executive Chairman. As a part of the move, the company has appointed Steve Malony, the company's former SVP and General Manager, to the CEO position. Pipkin has been CEO of Belkin for thirty seven years. Malony has been at Belkin for fifteen years. Belkin's brands also included Linksys, Wemo, and Phyn--with the company having merged in 2018 with electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn Interconnect Technology.

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