Arlington, VA—Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, announced that Jim Davin was named vice president of Membership and Siri Tyler was promoted to vice president of Finance. Shapiro also announced that longtime CEA employee Karen Chupka was given a new title—senior vice president of International CES and Corporate Business Strategy.
Chupka received her title in recognition of her expanded role in driving CEA’s overall strategic direction while continuing to oversee the International CES. She will continue to supervise CEA’s events and conferences departments. Under Chupka’s leadership, CES has grown to feature a record amount of exhibit space, with the show floor totaling more than 1.87 million net square feet in 2013, and it has won numerous awards, including being named the largest annual North American trade show by Tradeshow Executive magazine and Tradeshow Week every year since 2001.
Chupka has been with CEA for 23 years and has held numerous roles within the organization.
“Karen’s leadership of all CEA events, and specifically the International CES, has been vital to the overall success of CEA,” said Shapiro. “Karen’s increased focus on our strategy and international presence will provide the continued development of new business opportunities that will help drive industry growth while strengthening our organization.”
Jim Davin will lead CEA’s membership development, member program activities and member recruitment and retention. Prior to joining CEA, Davin spent eight years with Johnson & Johnson as head of retail promotions and execution for Walgreens and team lead director for Meijer. In those roles, he worked to enhance relationships with Johnson & Johnson’s key retail clients. Davin also has worked as an account manager with Xerox.
As vice president of Finance, Tyler oversees CEA’s accountants and finance professionals. Tyler joined CEA in 2004 as director of Finance and was instrumental in establishing CEA’s budgeting and financial reporting process. Previously, Tyler worked as the senior accountant for the American Bar Association where he provided financial analysis and reporting for the association’s $50 million federal award portfolio. ce.org
